Bishop Timothy Senior has been celebrating Masses with parishioners throughout the diocese this summer as he begins his ministry as 12th bishop of Harrisburg. Senior was named to this position by Pope Francis on April 25, and he was installed on June 21 at Saint Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg.

During his pastoral visits, he will meet with all the priests of the diocese prior to the public Mass. The Masses will begin at 7 p.m. All parishioners are welcome to attend.

Senior will visit the North Lancaster Deanery on Thursday, Aug. 24, at Holy Trinity Church, 409 Cherry St., Columbia, and he will visit the South Lancaster Deanery on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Saint Leo the Great Church, 2427 Marietta Ave., Lancaster. The Aug. 29 Mass will also be livestreamed; visit http://www.hbgdiocese.org for the link.

Prior to being named the bishop of Harrisburg, Senior was an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, serving as the regional bishop of Montgomery County and Philadelphia-South, as well as chancellor of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. While with the archdiocese, Senior served as rector of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese, vicar for clergy and deputy secretary and secretary for the Secretariat for Catholic Human Services in the archdiocese.

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