Anthony Edward Pevec
Anthony Edward Pevec was an American prelate of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Cleveland|Diocese of Cleveland] in Ohio from 1982 to 2002.
Biography
Early life
Anthony Pevec was born on April 16, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Catholic primary and secondary schools in the city. Deciding to become a priest, Pevec attended Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, and Saint Mary Seminary and [Graduate School of Theology|St. Mary Seminary] in Wickliffe, Ohio.He later received advanced degrees from John Carroll University and Case Western University, both in ClevelandPriesthood
Pevec was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cleveland by Bishop Edward Hoban at the Cathedral of St. [John the Evangelist (Cleveland)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist] in Cleveland on April 29, 1950. After his ordination, the diocese assigned Hoban as parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish in Elyria, Ohio. They later moved him to St. Lawrence Parish in Cleveland. Hoban in 1953 started teaching at the St. Borromeo High School Seminary in Wickliffe. In 1971, the diocese appointed Hoban as pastor of St. Vitus Parish in Cleveland. He was named in 1979 as rector of St. Borromeo.Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
On April 13, 1982 Pope [John Paul II] named Pevec as the titular bishop of Mercia and auxiliary bishop of Cleveland. He was consecrated by Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on July 2, 1982. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Joseph Bernadin of Cincinnati and Bishop William Michael Cosgrove of Belleville.As auxiliary bishop, Hoban served as vicar general and vicar of the Eastern Region of the diocese. He spoke out against euthanasia, gambling and capital punishment during his tenure. He urged Catholics to reject racism and to welcome migrants.