David Walkowiak became Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in a 2.5 hour ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew this afternoon in Grand Rapids.
View photos from today's installation ceremony and learn more about the symbolism found during the ceremony.
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Kentwood was destroyed by fire in 2012. Fireworks are suspected to have been the cause of the fire.
Hundreds gathered this week as rebuilding began.
There will soon be a new leader for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.
The Diocese of Grand Rapids will introduce their next bishop at Cathedral Square tomorrow morning at 10:00am.
Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church today.
Catholics in West Michigan gathered in Pope Benedict XVI's honor this afternoon as Grand Rapids Diocese Bishop Walter Hurley presided over Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.