Today, the Holy Father named Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano bishop of Rochester, New York.
Bishop Matano was born in 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island. He entered seminary at Our Lady of Providence, and studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University from 1967 – 1972. He obtained a doctorate in Canon Law in 1983.
He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Providence in 1971 and held many positions in that diocese. He was named coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Burlingtion, Vermont in 2005, ordained a bishop in April of that year, and assumed governance of that diocese in November, 2005.
Congratulations, Diocese of Rochester!
