Bishop Elect Edward J Burns 19 Jan 2009

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Bishop Elect Edward Burns on the day of the announcement that he will be the next Bishop of the Diocese of Juneau.  "It is with profound gratitude to our Holy Father for his confidence in me to lead this Diocese and with great humility that I have accepted this challenge."  His Episcopal motto is "Pray with Confidence!"  Let us pray for one another.

Monsignor Burns was born on October 7, 1957 to Donald P. and Geraldine Little Burns in Pittsburgh, PA.  He received secondary education at Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, PA.  He obtained a BA in Philosophy and Sociology from Duquesne University, Pitsburgh, PA.  He earned a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD.  He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 25, 1983.

He will be ordained a Bishop on March 3, 2009 in St Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA.

He will be installed as Bishop of Juneau on April 2, 2009 in St Paul Parish, Juneau, AK.