Catholic Dio­cese of Cleve­land installs Edward Malesic as new bishop

Bish­op Edward Malesic was installed as the 12^th bish­op of the Catholic Dio­cese of Cleve­land dur­ing a Mass at 2 p.m. on Monday.

The Mass took place in the Cathe­dral of St. John the Evan­ge­list in down­town Cleveland.

A tick­et was required to attend.

Pope Fran­cis appoint­ed Malesic as the next bish­op for the Catholic Dio­cese of Cleve­land back in July.

Bish­op Malesic suc­ceeds Bish­op Nel­son Perez, who served in Cleve­land from Sept. 2017 to Feb. 2020, and is now Arch­bish­op of Philadelphia.

Rev. Don­ald Olek­si­ak had been serv­ing as the Cleve­land Dio­cese tem­po­rary leader since.

The 59-year-old Har­ris­burg, Pa. native comes to Cleve­land from the Catholic Dio­cese of Greens­burg, Pa., where he has served since July 2015.

Cleve­land is not the Bishop’s only tie to Ohio.

The Catholic Dio­cese of Greens­burg said he grad­u­at­ed from the sem­i­nary pro­gram at the Pon­tif­i­cal Col­lege Josphinum in Columbus.

You can watch a live video of Monday’s cer­e­mo­ny on the Catholic Dio­cese of Cleveland’s website.

Source: cleve​land19​.com