Media Releases

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Harrisburg, announced changes to clergy assignments today.

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Eleventh Bishop of Harrisburg, announced that Pope Francis has named His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, as the Twelfth Bishop of Harrisburg.

Today, the Diocese of Harrisburg, in partnership with Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas R. DeAngelis as the new president of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School. DeAngelis will begin this new leadership role on April 3, 2023.

Seven educators from Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg will be honored with the 2023 Golden Apple Award.

The Most Rev. Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg, has granted a dispensation from the obligation to abstain from meat on Friday, March 17, 2023, for the celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day.

Today, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg (RCDH) announced that its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization has been approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Leaders of Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (PA College) in Lancaster announced a definitive agreement on January 19 to become part of Saint Joseph’s University.

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today, the Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg, released the following statement on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI:

Bishop Ronald Gainer has made the following clergy appointments:

Today, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg (RCDH) and the Tort Claimants Committee filed a joint plan of reorganization with the Federal Bankruptcy Court, which is one of the final steps needed to settle the Diocese’s Chapter 11 reorganization case.