蜜柚直播 Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger has been reassigned by Pope Francis to serve as archbishop of Detroit.
Weisenburger, an advocate for immigrant rights and environmental issues, has been the leader of the 蜜柚直播 Diocese since 2017.
"Archbishop-elect Weisenburger will be greatly missed as he has served our diocese generously and with the care of a good shepherd since his arrival in 2017. His prayerful leadership over these past seven years has benefitted our Catholic community in many ways," said a written statement Tuesday from the diocese. "He will be remembered for his zeal for vocations, for deepening the faith of the young, and his concern for our struggling parishes."
In 2018, Weisenburger suggested "canonical penalties" 鈥 such as denying communion 鈥 for Catholics who participated in the first Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant families
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That stance, however, did not gain traction with other Catholic bishops.
More recently聽Weisenburger has been vocal about environmental issues and climate change.
"The transition to a clean energy economy will not always be easy, but the sacrifices we make today will have a profound impact on this beautiful world 鈥 even as they reveal our commitment to our children and future generations," Weisenburger wrote in a guest opinion published in the Star in 2023.
"Faith teaches me that we have a moral duty to create a healthier, safer world. Hope inspires me to action."
Weisenburger is a native of Illinois and served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Prior to his arrival in 蜜柚直播 he was the bishop of Salina, Kansas.
Weisenburger鈥檚 installation in Detroit is set to take place on March 18,.
His farewell Mass in 蜜柚直播 will be at 2 p.m. March 2, at St. Augustine Cathedral downtown.
Once Weisenburger leaves for his new post in Detroit, an administrator for the 蜜柚直播 diocese will take over until a new bishop is named.
