PROVIDENCE – Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., as the 10th Bishop of Providence, the Diocese of Providence announced Tuesday morning.
Bishop Lewandowski is currently serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
He replaces Bishop Richard G. Henning, whom Pope Francis named Archbishop of Boston in August.
The diocese will host a press conference with the new bishop at 10 a.m.
Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., as the tenth Bishop of Providence.
Bishop Lewandowski will celebrate Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at noon.
Bishop is fluent in Spanish
Bishop Lewandowski, 57, is a native of Toledo, Ohio, and grew up on a farm with four siblings.
He was ordained a priest in May 1994 and is a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a religious order known as the Redemptorists, according to biographical information provided by the diocese.
In his first assignment, Bishop Lewandowski was an associate pastor of Saint Cecilia Parish in East Harlem.
Bishop Lewandowski is fluent in Spanish and is a brother to Sister Mary Francis Lewandowski, CSSF; Paula Chupp (James); and Joseph Lewandowski.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Pope Francis names Most Rev. Bruce Lewandowski new bishop for Providence