Anthony Pilla


Anthony Michael Pilla
Bishop of Cleveland
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Cleveland
AppointedNovember 13, 1980
InstalledJanuary 6, 1981
Term endedApril 4, 2006
PredecessorJames Aloysius Hickey
SuccessorRichard Gerard Lennon
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
1979 - 1980
Orders
OrdinationMay 23, 1959
ConsecrationAugust 1, 1979
by James Aloysius Hickey, Clarence George Issenmann, and Joseph Abel Francis
Personal details
Born(1932-11-12)November 12, 1932
DiedSeptember 21, 2021(2021-09-21) (aged 88)
Cleveland
MottoLive on in my love
Ordination history of
Anthony Pilla
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJames Aloysius Hickey (Cleveland)
DateAugust 1, 1979
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Anthony Pilla as principal consecrator
Anthony Edward PevecJuly 2, 1982
Alexander James QuinnDecember 5, 1983
Roger William GriesJune 7, 2001
Martin John AmosJune 7, 2001

Anthony Michael Pilla (November 12, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1979 to 1981 and as bishop of the same diocese from 1981 to 2006.