Jornadista Bishop Ed Scharfenberger of Albany

Don't forget to Congratulate our beloved Jornadista brother Bishop Ed Scharfenberger of Albany, we will like to share some pics of his Installation Mass.


Ed Scharfenberger was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
He graduated from Cathedral Preparatory Seminary High School and Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception.
From 1968, he was a seminarian of the North American College in Rome. In 1972 he obtained a degree (summa cum laude) at the Gregorian University.

He received ordination as a priest July 2, 1973 in St. Peter's Basilica at the hands of then-Bishop James Hickey, the future cardinal, then rector of the North American College.
He was incardinated into his native diocese, the Diocese of Brooklyn. In 1977 he completed further studies at the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, and in 1980 at the Catholic University of America.[2]

In addition to pastoral work for decades, he held various roles in the diocesan curia (a member of the diocesan tribunal, judicial vicar, an adviser to the canonical Ordinary, promoter of justice and member of the committee for sexually abused children). From 2013, he was the episcopal vicar for Queens.

On February 11, 2014, Pope Francis appointed him to become bishop of the diocese of Albany. Prior to the appointment, he had served as pastor of St. Matthias Church in Ridgewood, Queens.

He was ordained and installed by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, on April 10, 2014 in a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Information text taken from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernard_Scharfenberger

Photo Credit:
Macho Cordero