CLEVELAND — The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland has announced that former Cleveland Bishop Anthony Pilla has passed away at the age of 88. Pilla had been Cleveland's Bishop Emeritus since retiring in ...

CLEVELAND — The life and service of Cleveland Bishop emeritus Anthony Pilla is being remembered this week. Pilla passed away last week at the age of 88. The funeral for Bishop Pilla began with vespers ...

Bishop Anthony Pilla, who led the Diocese of Cleveland for 25 years and served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, died Tuesday, Sept. 21. He was 88. “It is with deep ...

Retired Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland is seen in this undated photo. He died Sept. 21, 2021, at age 88, the Diocese of Cleveland said. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Cleveland.) Listen ...

Retired Bishop Anthony Pilla of Cleveland, who led initiatives to bring diverse communities together to overcome poverty, racism and social inequity, died Sept. 21 at age 88, the Diocese of Cleveland ...

The son of Italian immigrants, Pilla grew up in Cleveland in the 1940s, a time of racial turmoil as Black residents moved in alongside white families on the East Side. Pilla remembered race riots ...