Edward C. Malesic

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The Most Reverend

Edward Charles Malesic
Bishop of Cleveland
DioceseCleveland
AppointedJuly 16, 2020
InstalledSeptember 14, 2020
PredecessorNelson J. Perez
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1987
by William Henry Keeler
ConsecrationJuly 13, 2015
by Charles J. Chaput
Personal details
Born (1960-08-14) August 14, 1960 (age 61)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Previous post(s)Bishop of Greensburg
Motto"Serve the Lord with Gladness"
Styles of
Edward Charles Malesic
Coat of arms of Edward Charles Malesic (Cleveland).svg
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Edward Charles Malesic (born August 14, 1960) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio. He was Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, from 2015 to 2020.

Early life and education[]

Edward Charles Malesic was born August 14, 1960, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of four children born to Joseph A. and Elizabeth Schatt Malesic. He graduated from Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1978. Malesic majored in biology for three years at Lebanon Valley College.

Malesic entered the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1983 and a master's in divinity in 1987.[1][2] He was ordained a priest by Bishop William Keeler for the Diocese of Harrisburg on May 30, 1987.[3] Malesic went on to earn a licentiate in canon law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Priesthood[]

After ordination, Malesic's pastoral assignments included assistant pastor at St. Theresa Parish in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, from 1987 to 1989, and St. Rose of Lima Parish in York, Pennsylvania, from 1989 to 1992. He concurrently served as the campus minister at York College of Pennsylvania and served in the same capacity at Millersville University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1996. He was associated with the Newman club at Messiah College from 2000-2004.

Malesic was the administrator and then pastor at Holy Infant Parish in York Haven, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2015.[2] With his studies in canon law he served in various roles in the diocesan tribunal. They include Auditor, Adjutant Judicial Vicar and Secretary for Canonical Services. He served as judicial vicar and secretary of canonical services from 2006 to 2015.[1]

Bishop of Greensburg[]

Coat of Arms as Bishop of Greensburg

Pope Francis named Malesic the Bishop of Greensburg on April 24, 2015. He was ordained in Greensburg's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on July 13, 2015, by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Philadelphia with Bishop Emeritus Lawrence Brandt of Greensburg and Bishop Ronald Gainer of Harrisburg as co-consecrators.[4]

Sex abuse lawsuit[]

On June 22, 2020, a man filed a lawsuit against Malesic, the Diocese of Greensburg and Cardinal Donald Wuerl. The plaintiff claimed that Rev. Joseph L. Sredzinski, a priest in Fayette County, Pennsylvania who died in 2015, sexually abused him beginning in 1991, at age 11, until he was 17. Reports of the lawsuit did not explain Malesic's involvement.[5]

Bishop of Cleveland[]

Pope Francis appointed Malesic the Bishop of Cleveland on July 16, 2020.[6][7] He was installed on September 14, 2020.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "New Greensburg bishop seeks to emulate Francis' focus on mercy" (Press release). Catholic News Agency. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Pope Names Harrisburg Judicial Vicar As Bishop Of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Accepts Resignation Of Bishop Brandt". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Cloonan, Patrick (July 16, 2020). "Malesic reappointed to Cleveland diocese". Indiana Gazette. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Hill, William (July 16, 2015). "New Greensburg, Pa., bishop ready 'to serve the Lord with gladness'". Catholic Philly. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  5. ^ LaRussa, Tony (June 30, 2020). "Lawsuit alleges sex abuse by priest in Greensburg diocese in 1990s". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pope Francis Names Bishop Edward C. Malesic as Bishop of Cleveland". Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pope Francis names the Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, J.C.L., as the 12th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland". Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Fields, Cameron. "Bishop Edward Malesic installed in Catholic Diocese of Cleveland". Cleveland.com.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Greensburg
2015–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Cleveland
2020–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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