a priest for 22.1 years Pope Francis announced Wednesday that the Rev. SAVANNAH, Ga. A Roman Catholic priest who has served for more than two decades in Florida has been named bishop for the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia.

The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 2020 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Pope Francis has named a new bishop of the Diocese of Savannah. Bishop-designate Parkes will be ordained and installed as Savannah’s 15th bishop Sept. 23 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. Reverend Stephen D. Parkes has been appointed as the 15th Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah. Stephen Parkes, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, as the new Bishop of Savannah. Stephen D. Parkes will lead the diocese that governs Catholic parishes in 90 counties across central and southern Georgia, including Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Albany and Brunswick. SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who has served for more than two decades in Florida has been named bishop for the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia. Pope Francis has appointed the Very Rev. Bishop-elect Parkes was born on June 2, 1965 in Mineola, New York, and ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1998 for the Diocese of Orlando. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - On Wednesday morning, Pope Francis announced his appointment of the Rev. “We are deeply grateful to our Holy Father for this gift to our diocese,” Father Daniel F. Firmin, Savannah’s diocesan administrator, said in … St. John the Baptist, Cathedral Basilica, Savannah, Diocese of Savannah, Georgia Please contact the Father through the Diocese of Savannah . Stephen D. Parkes to serve as the 15th bishop of the Diocese of Savannah… SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest who has served for more than two decades in Florida has been named bishop for the Diocese of Savannah …

The Diocese of Savannah has been a vacant see since March 2020. The Diocese posted the announcement Wednesday morning on Facebook.