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The Rev. William F. Medley was ordained Feb. 10 as the new bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro.

Medley told a crowd of thousands attending the ceremony at the Owensboro Sportscenter that he was “happy to be your shepherd and your servant.”

He asked those attending to trust that he speaks the words every person should say each day: “To God, give glory,” he said.

More than 180 priests and nearly 20 bishops attended the ordination for the Kentucky-born bishop. Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz led the ceremony.

“We gather this afternoon as a church to pray for a bishop at heart, one to serve the faithful of these 79 parishes and countless institutions spread throughout 32 counties of western Kentucky,” Kurtz said during the ceremony.

Medley said he asked Archbishop Emeritus Thomas C. Kelly of the Archdiocese of Louisville for advice on what to say, especially since it was recommended that he keep his speech brief.

“He said, ‘Bill, it’s not the Academy Awards,’” Medley said, drawing laughter and applause.

During the “Litany of Supplication” portion of the ceremony, Medley, 57, lay face-down on the floor as the assembly prayed for him in his new role.

Kurtz said the supplication symbolizes Medley’s “total submission before the majesty of God.”

The Most Rev. Pietro Sambi, the papal ambassador to the U.S., was scheduled to attend Wednesday but had to cancel because of snowstorms in Washington.

Medley replaced Bishop John J. McRaith, who retired last year after leading Kentucky’s westernmost Roman Catholic diocese since 1982.

Medley praised McRaith’s service during a Tuesday evening service at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro.

“If my service is but a dim reflection of his, we will all be judged well in the years to come,” Medley said.

Source: Associated Press

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