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Religious style	Bishop

Bruce Alan Lewandowski, CSsR (born June 8, 1967) is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Redemptorists. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland, since 2020. He previously served in New York City, Saint Lucia, and Pennsylvania.

Early life

Bruce Lewandowski was born in Toledo, Ohio, on June 8, 1967, to Robert and Frances Lewandowski. He grew up on a family farm in Lima, Ohio, with his four siblings. Lewandowski attended St. Gerard Elementary School in Lima and the minor seminary at St. Mary’s College in Erie, Pennsylvania. He subsequently attended Saint Alphonsus College in Suffield, Connecticut, and Holy Redeemer College in Washington, D.C.

Starting in 1988, Lewandowski studied theology at Washington Theological Union in Washington. Lewandowski also learned Spanish in anticipation of being assigned to missions run by the Redemptorists in the Dominican Republic or Paraguay.

Presbyteral ministry

On May 7, 1994, Lewandowski was ordained by Bishop William Curlin to the priesthood for the Redemptorist order at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

After his 1994 ordination, the Redemptorists assigned Lewandowski as parish vicar at St. Cecilia Parish in Manhattan. Two years later, they transferred him to Immaculate Conception Parish in the Bronx in New York City. He was subsequently assigned as a missionary to Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia in 1998, remaining there until 2000.

The Redemptorists brought Lewandowski back to the United States to become pastor at St. Boniface Parish in Philadelphia. He then served as pastor of the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Kensington, Pennsylvania from 2006 to 2011.

Lewandowski was appointed vicar for cultural ministries in Philadelphia in 2011, then in 2015 was as assigned as pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Baltimore. He also became a leader in Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD), and collaborated with the group in October 2018 to create a parish identity card. This was especially beneficial for parishioners at Sacred Heart who were undocumented immigrants. Lewandowski described planned raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June 2019, which would target immigrant communities, as "an act of domestic terrorism". He became Archbishop William Lori's interim delegate for Hispanic ministry on August 22, 2019.

Episcopal ministry

Lewandowski was appointed auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and titular bishop of Croae on June 10, 2020 by Pope Francis. He was consecrated by Lori on August 18, 2020, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. Lori named Lewandowski as urban vicar for the archdiocese in September 2021, succeeding Denis J. Madden. He remained pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.

In May 2024, Lewandowski lead a large public meeting at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen that presented the archdiocese's plan to shrink the number of parishes in Baltimore from 61 to 26.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore". Retrieved June 10, 2020.
3. "Bishop Bruce Lewandowski's formative years colored by rural pursuits". Catholic Review. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
4. ^ Gunty, Christopher (June 10, 2020). "Pope names Highlandtown Redemptorist as new auxiliary bishop for Baltimore". The Catholic Review. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
5. Sherman, Natalie (December 27, 2015). "At Sacred Heart, goodbye to 'anchor' of Baltimore's Latino community". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
6. Lori, William E. (April 16, 2016). "Installation of Father Bruce Lewandowski". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
7. ^ Campbell, Colin (June 6, 2020). "Hundreds are still being turned away for coronavirus tests at a predominantly Latino church in Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
8. ^ Zauzmer, Julie (October 12, 2018). "Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer 'parish ID' to immigrants and others who have trouble obtaining legal ID". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
9. ^ McKeown, Jonah (October 19, 2018). "With city support, Baltimore parish will issue IDs to undocumented parishioners". EWTN. Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
10. Campbell, Colin (June 24, 2019). "'People are really, really afraid': Mass-deportation threat strikes fear into Baltimore immigrants". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
11. "Father Bruce Lewandowski takes new role in the Archdiocese of Baltimore". The Redemptorists. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
12. "Pope Appoints New Auxiliary Bishop Of Archdiocese Of Baltimore". Retrieved June 10, 2020.
13. "Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Baltimore". EWTN. Catholic News Agency. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
14. Matysek Jr., George P. (September 1, 2021). "Bishop Madden will step down as urban vicar, Bishop Lewandowski to succeed him". The Catholic Review. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
15. Swift, Tim (June 13, 2020). "Baltimore parishioners overjoyed as they keep a pastor and gain a bishop". Catholic Review. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
16. "Archdiocese of Baltimore concludes traumatic 'listening sessions'". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore Official Site

Episcopal succession

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