Monsignor Albert Kenney of the Diocese of Providence leads a Mass in prayer for Pope Francis, Friday, April 25, 2025 (WLNE).

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Pope Francis has named a Maryland prelate to serve as Rhode Island’s new Roman Catholic bishop ... nearly two decades leading the diocese. He had been appointed ...

of the Diocese of Providence, a 153-year-old ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church. The Most Rev. Bruce Lewandowski made his mark on Baltimore’s Catholic community by serving as ...