Bishop Bernard Hebda<br> 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord

Bishop Bernard Hebda - 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord

Bishop Elect Bernard Hebda was ordained as the 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord on December 1st 2009 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Gaylord.

Pope Benedict XVI named the Rev. Monsignor Bernard A. Hebda as the new bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord on Oct. 7. At the time, Bishop-elect Hebda, 50, was serving as undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts at the Vatican. He succeeds Bishop Patrick R. Cooney who has led the diocese for the past 20 years. (PetoskeyNews.com)