Vatican Announces New Bishop for Albany Roman Catholic Diocese

Saratogian
February 11, 2014

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Rev. Edward Scharfenberger

ALBANY >> Rev. Msgr. Edward B Scharfenberger, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York has been appointed by Pope Francis to be the tenth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York. The announcement was made at the Vatican today.

There will be a press conference to introduce Bishop-elect Scharfenberger at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 11, at the Pastoral Center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 40 N. Main Ave., Albany, New York.

Bishop-elect Scharfenberger succeeds Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, who has led the Diocese of Albany for 37 years. Bishop Hubbard reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 on Oct. 31, and submitted his letter of retirement to Pope Francis at that time. Hubbard was instructed to stay on until the appointment and installation of a new bishop.

Bishop-elect Scharfenberger was born in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn on May 29, 1948. He is the son of Edward and Elaine (Magdal) Scharfenberger of Warwick, New York. His parents are 93 years old.

Scharfenberger has four siblings: Miriam Muse (Glenn) of Warwick; James Scharfenberger of Warwick; Dr. Dennis Scharfenberger, MD (Anna) of Warwick, and Lois Sheptuck (Deacon Paul) of Edison New Jersey. He has four nephews and two nieces. One nephew, Jonathan, is deceased.