See coverage and a video of the consecration of Bishops Nowicki and Bilinski at: New Bishops Installed in Polish National Catholic Church
Scranton, Lackawanna County – Friday, [September 14, 2012] was a big day for the Polish National Catholic Church.
A mass to officially install two new bishops, including the one who will serve northeastern Pennsylvania, got underway late Friday afternoon in Scranton.
The mass began at 3:30 PM at Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr Cathedral in South Scranton.
The two bishops who will now serve their communities are Bishop Stanley Bilinski and Bishop Bernard Nowicki.
“I can’t believe the people who have come around from so far away and old friends from close places are an absolute delight,” Bishop Nowicki said.
Bishop Nowicki will serve the Polish National Catholic Church’s largest diocese, which includes Scranton. It stretches from New York to Washington, D.C.
Bishop Bilinski will be based in Chicago and will serve the church’s western diocese.
“We each bring unique gifts to the table and to understand that we can help the church along in its various needs, especially in this day and age,” Bishop Bilinski said.
Both of the new bishops, who were elected in June, say this is an exciting time for the Polish National Catholic Church. The bishops point to a new Prime Bishop in the church and a lot of new leadership that will drive them forward.
“We have our ideas, we have senses of where we want to go and certainly how we want to work together and that’s already been born out in the last few days,” Bishop Nowicki said…