Edward Burns

Also known as Monsignor Edward J. Burns and Bishop Edward J. Burns
==Background==
* The rector of a seminary in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will be ordained a bishop so he can take over as bishop of the Diocese of Juneau, Alaska in early 2009.
Monsignor Edward J. Burns will be ordained a bishop Tuesday at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik. Burns will be installed as a bishop in Alaska on April 2, 2009.
Burns, 51 in 2009, was ordained a priest in 1983. He replaces Bishop Michael Warfel who headed the Juneau diocese until his appointment as bishop of the diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana.
The Juneau diocese has about 7,300 Catholics in 11 parishes, served by nine priests, three deacons and two other male clergy.
Burns,Edward
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