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Most. Rev. W. Francis Malooly
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Click here to listen to Bishop Malooly's homily recorded at the Solemn Vespers for priests, religious and deacons and their wives, at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington on September 7, 2008.
Click here to listen to parts of Archbishop Edwin O'Brien's welcoming comments and Bishop W. Francis Malooly's homily recorded at Bishop Malooly's Mass of Installation at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington on September 8, 2008.
Click here to read the text of Bishop Malooly’s Mass of Installation Homily
Click here to see video of the Installation Mass. (coming soon)
Click here for extensive coverage from The Dialog
Click here to listen to the press conference introducing
Bishop Malooly as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington
Click here to see video of the press conference introducing
Bishop Malooly as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington
Biography of Bishop Malooly
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Here are photographs from the September 8, 2008 Mass of Installation.
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Youth representing the Catholic high schools of the diocese process with banners from all the Catholic schools in the diocese.
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Bishop Malooly greets families and youth volunteers before the start of the Mass of Installation.
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Bishop Malooly smiles as he proceeds up the center isle at St. Elizabeth's church
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Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, Metropolitan, Province of Baltimore offers words of welcome.
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Bishop Malooly joins in the ovation in appreciation of Bishop Michael Saltarelli's years of dedicated service.
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Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, reads a translation of the Apostolic Mandate appointing Bishop Malooly the Ninth Bishop of Wilmington.
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Archbishops Sambi and O'Brien seat Bishop Malooly in the Bishop's Chair and give him the crozier, a sign of his pastoral office.
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Bishop Malooly gives his homily to a very attentive congregation.
(Click here to read excerpts from the Bishop's homily)
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Representatives of the women and men religious of the diocese present the offertory gifts.
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(L-R) Archbishop Sambi, Bishop Malooly and Archbishop O'Brien concelebrate the Eucharist.
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Archbishop Sambi offers a sign of peace to Bishop Saltarelli as Bishop Malooly looks on.
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Archbishop Sambi & Archbishop O'Brien leave the church ahead of Bishop Malooly.
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Bishop Malooly greets all those who attended the Mass of Installation.
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Bishop Malooly thanks the Holy Father for appointing him the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington. Photo taken June 25, 2008 in Rome.
Courtsey of L’osservatore Romano.
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Click here to go to the Diocese of Wilmington's Homepage
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On Monday, September 8, 2008, the Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly was installed as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington. 
