Joseph Bambera
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Charles Bambera |
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| Bishop of Scranton | |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Diocese | Scranton |
| Appointed | February 23, 2010 |
| Installed | April 26, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Francis Martino |
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| Ordination | November 5, 1983 by John O'Connor |
| Consecration | April 26, 2010 by Justin Francis Rigali, James Timlin, and John Dougherty |
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| Born |
March 21, 1956 Carbondale, Pennsylvania |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD |
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Styles of Joseph Charles Bambera |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Charles Bambera (born March 21, 1956) is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Bishop of Scranton, serving since April 26, 2010.
Joseph Bambera was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Irene (née Kucharski) Bambera. One of two children, he has a sister, Karen. He attended St. Rose of Lima Elementary School and graduated from St. Rose of Lima High School in 1974. Following graduation, he entered the University of Pittsburgh and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History in 1978.
He then began his studies for the priesthood, attending the University of Scranton and St. Pius X Seminary in Dalton. He continued his studies at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1982. He was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop J. Carroll McCormick on May 14, 1983, and to the priesthood by Bishop John J. O'Connor on November 5, 1983.
Bambera's first assignment was as an assistant pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Scranton, where he remained for four years.
In 1987, he was transferred to the St. Peter's Cathedral and also served as auditor on the diocesan tribunal, spiritual director of the Legion of Mary, campus minister at Lackawanna College, and diocesan director of pilgrimages. In 1989, he was sent to further his studies in canon law at St. Paul's University in Ottawa, Canada. He earned a Licentiate of Canon Law from St. Paul's in 1991.
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