R.I.P. Bishop Welsh, Founding Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington

AmP reader Joelle writes:

It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of the death of Bishop Thomas J. Welsh, Bishop Emeritus of Allentown and the Founding Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington. As Bishop Loverde said in his statement, “Bishop Welsh was indeed our father in faith, sent by Pope Paul VI in 1974 to form the newly-created diocesan Church of Arlington. Attentively, faithfully and devotedly, Bishop Welsh nurtured this nascent church for nine years…”

Please click here to read Bishop Loverde’s full statement.

Please click here to read the Herald coverage.

{You can find a few photos of the late Bishop here on flickr.}