Joseph R. Cistone


Joseph Robert Cistone
Bishop of Saginaw
SeeDiocese of Saginaw
AppointedMay 20, 2009
InstalledJuly 28, 2009
Term endedOctober 16, 2018
PredecessorRobert James Carlson
SuccessorRobert Dwayne Gruss
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (2004–2009)
Orders
OrdinationMay 17, 1975
by John Krol
ConsecrationJuly 28, 2004
by Justin Francis Rigali, Robert P. Maginnis, and Michael Francis Burbidge
Personal details
Born(1949-05-18)May 18, 1949
DiedOctober 16, 2018(2018-10-16) (aged 69)
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
EducationSt. Charles Borromeo Seminary
MottoFather of mercy and love
Styles of
Joseph Robert Cistone
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Joseph Robert Cistone (May 18, 1949 – October 16, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw in Michigan from 2009 to until his death in 2018.