The Holy Father today nominated Fr. Edward J. Weisenburger of the archdiocese of Oklahoma City to be the next bishop of Salina, Kansas.
Bishop Weisenburger was born in 1960 in the diocese of Springfield, Illinois. He studied theology at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and later obtained a license in Canon Law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada.
He was ordained a priest in 1987 and since then has held a number of diocesan positions including Vicar General and Rector of the cathedral in his home diocese.
The date of his episcopal ordination has not yet been set.
Congratulations, diocese of Salina!
