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Serving in Love: A tribute to Bishop Lori
May 01, 2012
Posted in Local News Share
BRIDGEPORT—When Bishop William E. Lori is elevated as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore on Wednesday, May 16, the installation will be a remarkable moment in his life and that of the entire American Catholic Church.
Those who know Archbishop-designate Lori from his service here in the Diocese of Bridgeport and from his nationally-lauded defense of religious liberty were not surprised when Pope Benedict XVI named him to succeed Cardinal O’Brien. They have always expected bigger and better things of him—and he has delivered.
His route to leadership of the first and oldest diocese in the United States began with a very early and basic understanding that he wanted to be a priest—a decision he made in second grade in the Southern Indiana town where he grew up.
He has often said that being a priest “is the greatest joy in the world. The more I found out what the priesthood really was supposed to be about, the more I loved the thought of becoming a priest, and the more I prayed the Church would call me to be a priest,” he told the National Catholic Register in a recent interview.
In the past year in particular, Bishop Lori has become the face of Religious Liberty in the Catholic Church as a result of his efforts to define the threats and protect conscience rights presented by recent legislation and bureaucratic mandates. In 2011, his forceful testimony before Congress and speech at the National Catholic Prayer breakfast earned him the respect and loyalty of Catholics across the country. Congratulations have poured in from his many friends across the country and from those who are deeply grateful for his prayer witness and determined leadership.
He will soon be taking his gifts to Baltimore, but Bishop Lori also leaves after 11 years as leader of the Diocese of Bridgeport.