The Rt. Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg in central Pennsylvania since 2004, will be installed today as the ninth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend during a 2 p.m. Mass in Fort Wayne's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Rhoades, who served York parishes as a young priest in the 1980s, was welcomed in Indiana this week by a newly redecorated residence in Fort Wayne, according to the Journal Gazette.
He succeeds John M. D'Arcy, 77, who has served as bishop since 1985 and is retiring.
Video of the installation will be streamed on the diocesan Web site, and at Redeemer Radio.
In the Diocese of Harrisburg, on Friday a group of priests is expected to elect an administrator to run the 15-county diocese until the next bishop is appointed. The process of selecting a new bishop will take at least six months or more.
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