What is Anthony Pilla?
'''Anthony Michael Pilla''' (November 12, 1932 &ndash; September 21, 2021) was an American [[bishop]]. He was a bishop of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] in the [[United States]]. He was [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland|Diocese]] of Cleveland from 1979 to 1980 and Bishop of Cleveland from 1980 to 2006. He was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref name=catholic-hierarchy>{{cite web | url = http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpilla.html|title=Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla|publisher=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2010-07-21}}</ref> From 1995 to 1998, he was President of the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]]. He died on September 21, 2021 at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeNatale |first1=Dave |title=Bishop Anthony Pilla, who led Diocese of Cleveland from 1981-2006, passes away at age 88 |url=https://www.wkyc.com/amp/article/life/faith/former-cleveland-bishop-anthony-pilla-passes-away-age-88/95-834dbc64-284a-4b2b-b8da-e4cf8d27ca74 |website=www.wkyc.com |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en |date=21 September 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilla, Anthony}} [[Category:People from Cleveland]] [[Category:American Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] {{US-bio-stub}}