New Bishop of the Portland Catholic Diocese being installed [Video]

The new Bishop of the Portland Roman Catholic Diocese is being installed on Tuesday.The Mass of Ordination and Installation of the Most Reverend James Thomas Ruggieri as the 13th Bishop of Portland starts at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Congress Street in Portland.Ruggieri is replacing Bishop Robert Deeley, who is retiring.You can watch the Mass live in the video player above.His Eminence Seán Patrick Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap, archbishop of Boston, will serve as the principal consecrator at the mass.Ruggieri was named the Bishop of Portland in February by Pope Francis.”I am honored and humbled to have been chosen as the next bishop of the Diocese of Portland by the Holy Father,” Ruggieri said at the time. “I am very much look forward to diving right into getting to know all who make up the diocese, especially the priests and parishioners. I am grateful that …