Alfred A. Schlert
Alfred Andrew Schlert | |
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| Bishop of Allentown | |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Diocese | Allentown |
| Appointed | June 27, 2017 |
| Installed | August 31, 2017 |
| Predecessor | John Barres |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 19, 1987 by Thomas Jerome Welsh |
| Consecration | August 31, 2017 by Charles J. Chaput, Edward Cullen, and John Oliver Barres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1961 |
| Motto | Pasce Oves Meas (“Feed My Sheep”) |
| Styles of Alfred Andrew Schlert | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Alfred Andrew Schlert (born July 24,1961) is an American, Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Allentown.
Biography
Bishop Schlert was born in Easton, Pennsylvania July 24, 1961. He was ordained a priest on September 19, 1987. Pope John Paul II named him Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Monsignor in 1999. Pope Benedict named him a Prelate of Honor, the second highest rank of Monsignor, in 2005. Pope Francis appointed Schlert bishop for the Diocese of Allentown on June 27, 2017.[1][2] His consecration and installation took place on August 31, 2017.
Sex Abuse Investigation
Despite his public efforts to counter sex abuse in the Diocese of Allentown, a grand jury report released by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on August 14, 2018 signaled out Schlert as an "enabler" when he served as vicar general to former Bishop Edward Cullen.[3] Schlert was promoted with others in the years after he started handling the sex abuse allegations.[4] At the time the grand jury report was released, many records of sex abuse in the diocese were lost, with the grand jury issuing a statement claiming for all the six dioceses which were investigated “we believe that the real number — of children whose records were lost, or who were afraid ever to come forward — is in the thousands.”[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Monsignor Schlert as New Bishop of Allentown". Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "Pope Appoints Allentown Priest as Fifth Bishop of Allentown". Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "Attorney General Lists Dozens of Priests Accused of Sex Abuse in Grand Jury Report". Wnep.com. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ a b http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-grand-jury-report-catholic-dioceses-20180612-story.html
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