The Rev. David Zubik was installed Friday as the 12th bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Pittsburgh in a ceremony filled with pageantry and prayer.Zubik, 58, a native Pittsburgher, was installed at St. Paul's Cathedral in the city's Oakland section after a long processional.
"With faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and with the love of God in my heart, I do accept the pastoral care of the people of God in the diocese of Pittsburgh," Zubik said in accepting his new post.
Zubik, who had been the bishop in Green Bay, Wis., was born and raised in the Pittsburgh suburbs.
He attended Catholic schools in southwestern Pennsylvania and Friday's installation marked his homecoming.
Zubik told the thousands gathered at the cathedral and in a nearby hall that he was awed by the responsibility of his new job and looked forward to encouraging people to live their faith.
The Pittsburgh diocese has more than 750,000 people and 214 parishes.
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