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The faithful gather for vespers the evening before Bishop Burbidge is installed.
Bishop Burbidge is an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan and enjoys catching the games after a busy Sunday. He also enjoyed playing baseball growing up, played tennis in seminary and worked as an umpire until he was ordained a deacon.
Bishop Burbidge talks about what it was like growing up in a close-knit Irish Catholic family in Philadelphia. He also shares his love of country music, family dinners and working with "soles."
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge toured the Arlington Diocese Oct. 4-5 following the announcement of his appointment as the fourth bishop of Arlington.
The new Arlington bishop makes multimedia, print publications and social media a priority.
When Bishop Michael F. Burbidge arrived in Raleigh in 2006, one of the first things he realized was that the diocese had outgrown the 300-seat capacity of Sacred Heart Cathedral. But previous Raleigh Bishop F. Joseph Gossman had left his successor with a plan to end the diocese’s standing as having the smallest cathedral in the continental United States.
WASHINGTON — Prayer services and special Masses will be held in many dioceses across the country as the U.S. Catholic Church has asked that the Dec. 12 feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe be a day of prayer with a focus on migrants and refugees. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the Americas.
The people of Raleigh show an enduring love for their bishop.
Bishop Burbidge leaves a geographically large diocese for one with twice the number of Catholics.
Get to know the Arlington Diocese's new bishop.
