By Tim Swift/Catholic Review
Contributor: Kevin J. Parks
Photos: Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff
Come August, he’ll have gained the title “His Excellency,” but for the parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and its mission church of St. Patrick in Fells Point, he’ll remain and always be “Padre Bruce.”
Pope Francis appointed Redemptorist Father Bruce A. Lewandowski June 10 to become Baltimore’s newest auxiliary bishop. But at the request of Archbishop William E. Lori, Bishop-designate Lewandowski will not be leaving his beloved parish – the heart of the Hispanic Catholic community in Baltimore – behind.
Parishioners and other supporters surprised Bishop-designate Lewandowski with a June 13 caravan parade at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, cheering the much-loved leader and waving homemade signs as they drove by in decorated cars.
“When I first read (of his appointment), I was excited, but I was also sad at the same time because I thought he was moving on,” said Oscar Velasquez, a parishioner of St. Patrick and member of the local Knights of Columbus chapter. “He’s done a lot of great work for the community, spiritually and socially. I thought he’s going to be dearly missed and whoever the next pastor is going to have big shoes to fill. But once I heard he was staying, that was just super amazing.”
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