Anthony G. Bosco

Anthony Gerard Bosco was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1987.

Biography

Early life

Anthony Bosco was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1927. Raised on Pittsburgh's North Side, Bosco graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. He then attended St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Priesthood

Bosco was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop John Francis Dearden on June 7, 1952 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Pittsburgh. Bosco held a variety of positions in the Pittsburgh chancery and was named a monsignor in 1968. During part of that time, he was a chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh.

Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh

Pope Paul VI appointed Bosco as an auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh and titular bishop of Labicum on May 4, 1970. He was consecrated by Cardinal John Joseph Wright on June 30, 1970, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul.

Bishop of Greensburg

Bosco was appointed by Pope John Paul II as bishop of Greensburg on April 2, 1987, after Bishop Connare retired. Bosco was installed on June 30, 1987.
Bosco's West Highland West terriers, Joshua and Joshua II, were local celebrities within the Catholic community of Greensburg. John Paul II accepted Bosco's retirement as bishop of Greensburg on January 2, 2004. Anthony Bosco died on July 2, 2013, at his residence in Greensburg.