Roger William Gries

Most Reverend Roger W. Gries, OSB
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland

See	Titular See of Praesidium
Appointed	April 13, 1982
In office	March 25, 2001–November 1, 2013
Orders
Ordination	May 18, 1963
Consecration	March 25, 2001 by Anthony Michael Pilla
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-26) March 26, 1937 Cleveland, Ohio

Roger William Gries, OSB (born March 26, 1937) is 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 2001 to 2013.

Biography

Gries was born in Cleveland to John and Dorothy (Soukup) Gries. He attended Benedictine High School in Cleveland and then attended Loyola University Chicago, earning a Bachelors and Master Degrees. He entered the Benedictine Order of Cleveland at Saint Andrew's Abbey and was ordained a priest on May 18, 1963. He became prior of the abbey and was elected the fifth abbot of the abbey in 1981, a position he held for over 20 years. He was named Titular Bishop of Praesidium and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland by Pope John Paul II on March 25, 2001 and was ordained with Bishop Martin Amos on June 7, 2001.^[1] The ordaining bishop was Cleveland Bishop Anthony Pilla, and Cleveland Auxiliary Bishops James Quinn and Anthony Pevec were the principal co-consecrators.^[2] His resignation as Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, November 1, 2013.^[3]

References

↑ "Abbey Seniors Linger". The Charlotte Observer. May 10, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
↑ "Bishop Roger William Gries, O.S.B.". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
↑ "Disclaimers and Appointments, 01.11.2013". Vatican Press Office. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

Diocese of Cleveland

Bishops	Ordinaries Louis Amadeus Rappe Richard Gilmour Ignatius Frederick Horstmann John Patrick Farrelly Joseph Schrembs Edward Francis Hoban Clarence George Issenmann James Aloysius Hickey Anthony Michael Pilla Richard Lennon Auxiliaries Joseph Maria Koudelka James A. McFadden William Michael Cosgrove John Raphael Hagan Floyd Lawrence Begin John Krol Clarence Edward Elwell John Francis Whealon Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon Michael Joseph Murphy James Anthony Griffin James Patterson Lyke Anthony Edward Pevec Alexander James Quinn Martin John Amos Roger William Gries

Churches	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	Colleges & University John Carroll University Notre Dame College Ursuline College Seminary Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology Former college St. John's College, Cleveland

Priests	Timothy P. Broglio John Francis Dearden Raymond Joseph Gallagher Louis de Goesbriand Paul John Hallinan Joseph Patrick Hurley Charles Hubert Le Blond Edward Aloysius Mooney Thomas Charles O'Reilly Michael Joseph Ready John Patrick Treacy

Miscellany	St. Joseph Convent and Academy Complex

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