Anthony Gerard Bosco (August 1, 1927 – July 2, 2013) was an American

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of the

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who served as the third

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of the Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1987.

Biography

Early life

Anthony Bosco was born in

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, on August 1, 1927. Raised on Pittsburgh's North Side, Bosco graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. He then attended St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler Count, Pennsylvania, and St. Vincent Seminary in

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. Bosco was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop

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on June 7, 1952.Bosco held a variety of positions in the Pittsburgh chancery and was named a

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in 1968. During part of that time, he was a chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh.

Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh

Pope Paul VI appointed Bosco as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and titular bishop of Labicum on May 4, 1970 by

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. He was consecrated by Cardinal

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on June 30, 1970,

Bishop of Greensburg

Bosco was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg on April 2, 1987, after Bishop Connare retired. Bosco was installed on June 30, 1987. Bosco’s dogs Joshua and Joshua II were local celebrities within the Catholic community of Greensburg.

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accepted Bosco's retirement as bishop of Greensburg on January 2 , 2004. Anthony Bosco died on July 2, 2013, at his residence in Greensburg.

References

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