Most Reverend
Anthony E. Pevec
See Titular See of Mercia Appointed April 13, 1982 In office July 2, 1982–September 1, 2002 Ordination April 29, 1950 Consecration July 2, 1982Anthony Michael Pilla Born (1925-04-16 ) April 16, 1925Died December 14, 2014(2014-12-14) (aged 89)Wickliffe, Ohio , US
Anthony Edward Pevec (April 16, 1925 – December 14, 2014) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States . He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in the state of Ohio from 1982-2002.
Biography
Pevec was born in Cleveland , where he graduated from St Mary's Seminary. He also graduated from John Carroll University , earning a doctorate degree .[ 1]
On April 13, 1982 Pope John Paul II named him the Titular Bishop of Mercia and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland. He was consecrated as bishop by Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla of Cleveland on July 2, 1982. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Joseph Bernadin of Cincinnati and Bishop William Michael Cosgrove of Belleville .
Pevec served the diocese as an auxiliary for nearly 19 years when Pope John Paul accepted his resignation on April 3, 2001. Bishop Pevec officially retired on September 1, 2002. [ 2]
Bishop Pevec died on Sunday, December 14, 2014, aged 89, at the Diocesan Center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe, his place of residence.
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Bishops Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parishes
Holy Rosary Church, Cleveland Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Cleveland St. Barbara Church, Cleveland St. Casimir Church, Cleveland St. Elizabeth's Magyar Church, Cleveland St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cleveland St. Paul's Church, Cleveland St. Peter Church, Cleveland Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, Cleveland St. Stephen Church, Cleveland St. Vitus's Church, Cleveland St. Mary's Church, Elyria Immaculate Conception Church, Grafton St. Martin's Church, Valley City St. Patrick's Church, Wellington Former parishes
Annunciation Church, Cleveland Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cleveland St. Joseph's Church, Cleveland St. Mary's on the Flats, Cleveland Transfiguration Church, Cleveland St. Ladislaus Church, Lorain Higher education Priests Miscellany
