Bishop Sartain installed as Joliet's fourth bishop

Published: 2006-06-28

JOLIET, Ill. (CNS) -- Worshippers packed the Cathedral of St. Raymond June 27 as their new shepherd, Bishop J. Peter Sartain, was installed as the fourth bishop of Joliet. Along with hundreds of priests, retired Bishops Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet and Stanley G. Schlarman of Dodge City, Kan., and retired Auxiliary Bishop Roger L. Kaffer of Joliet concelebrated the installation Mass. Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago was also present. The highest-ranking Catholic clergyman in Illinois, Cardinal George thanked Bishop Sartain's predecessor, Bishop Imesch, for his years of faithful service and welcomed the new bishop to the Midwest. Until his May 17 appointment to Joliet, Bishop Sartain had headed the Diocese of Little Rock, Ark., since he was installed there in March 2000.

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