Alfred A. Schlert

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Alfred Andrew Schlert
Bishop of Allentown
Archdiocese Philadelphia
Diocese Allentown
Appointed June 27, 2017
Installed August 31, 2017
Predecessor John Barres
Orders
Ordination September 19, 1987
by Thomas Jerome Welsh
Consecration August 31, 2017
by Charles J. Chaput, Edward Cullen, and John Oliver Barres
Personal details
Born (1961-07-24) July 24, 1961
Easton, Pennsylvania
Motto Pasce Oves Meas (“Feed My Sheep”)
Styles of
Alfred Andrew Schlert
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Alfred Andrew Schlert (born July 24,1961) is an American, Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Allentown.

Biography

Bishop Schlert was born in Easton, Pennsylvania July 24, 1961. He was ordained a priest on September 19, 1987. Pope John Paul II named him Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Monsignor in 1999. Pope Benedict named him a Prelate of Honor, the second highest rank of Monsignor, in 2005. Pope Francis appointed Schlert bishop for the Diocese of Allentown on June 27, 2017.[1][2] His consecration and installation took place on August 31, 2017.

Sex Abuse Investigation

Despite his public efforts to counter sex abuse in the Diocese of Allentown, a grand jury report released by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on August 14, 2018 signaled out Schlert as an "enabler" when he served as vicar general to former Bishop Edward Cullen.[3] Schlert was promoted with others in the years after he started handling the sex abuse allegations.[4] At the time the grand jury report was released, many records of sex abuse in the diocese were lost, with the grand jury issuing a statement claiming for all the six dioceses which were investigated “we believe that the real number — of children whose records were lost, or who were afraid ever to come forward — is in the thousands.”[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pope Francis Names Monsignor Schlert as New Bishop of Allentown". Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pope Appoints Allentown Priest as Fifth Bishop of Allentown". Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Attorney General Lists Dozens of Priests Accused of Sex Abuse in Grand Jury Report". Wnep.com. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-grand-jury-report-catholic-dioceses-20180612-story.html
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Barres		 Bishop of Allentown
2017-Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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