Pope names Pennsylvania priest to become Youngstown bishop

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday named a new leader for more than 194,000 Roman Catholics in northeastern Ohio.

The Rev. David Bonnar, 58, of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, will become the sixth bishop of Youngstown. He will succeed Bishop George Murry, who died in June.

Bonnar was born in Pittsburgh and was ordained to the priesthood in 1988, the church said. He serves as pastor of St. Aidan Parish in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

Bonnar’s ordination will take place on Jan. 12 at Youngstown’s Cathedral of St. Columba.

The Youngstown diocese is comprised of 94 parishes in Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull counties.