Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop William Winter, the diocese announced today.
Winter today turned 75, the normal retirement age for bishops.
Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, in a press release, said, "I want to express personally and in the name of the Church of Pittsburgh profound gratitude for his episcopal ministry over the past 17 years."
Winter was chosen as a bishop in 1988 and consecrated in February 1989.
He also has been serving as administrator, then pastor, of Sacred Heart Parish in Shadyside since 1990.
Winter, a native of Pittsburgh's Beechview neighborhood, will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest in December.
He served in several diocesan parishes and held many diocesan posts during his career
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