Catechetics Conference 2022 – Bishop Larry Kulick

Bishop Larry Kulick on Catechesis and Evangelization

At the Institute for Ministry Formation Catechetics Conference 2022, Bishop Larry Kulick addressed the 2020 Directory for Catechesis on Catechesis and Evangelization.

Bishop Larry J. Kulick, J.C.L., was appointed the sixth Bishop of Greensburg by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, Dec. 18, 2020. Prior to his appointment as Bishop-elect, he served as Diocesan Administrator after his predecessor, Bishop Edward C. Malesic, was installed as the 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland Sept. 14, 2020.

Bishop Kulick was born Feb. 24, 1966, to Larry J. Sr. and Myrna Dolores Coleman Kulick. He is a native of Leechburg, where he was a parishioner of the former St. Martha Parish. He is the first native son and priest of the diocese to be appointed Bishop of Greensburg.

A 1984 graduate of St. Joseph High School, Natrona Heights, Bishop Kulick earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, in 1988. He attended Saint Vincent Seminary, where he received a master’s degree in systematic theology in 1991 and a master of divinity degree in 1992. He was ordained to the priesthood May 16, 1992, by Bishop Anthony G. Bosco at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg.

Bishop Kulick earned a licentiate in canon law from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., in 2012. He received the title of monsignor by virtue of his office as Vicar General of the diocese May 21, 2014.

Bishop Kulick was ordained to the episcopacy Feb. 11, 2021, at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral by Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez, D.D., principal consecrator. Bishop Malesic, fifth Bishop of Greensburg, and Bishop Emeritus Lawrence E. Brandt, J.C.D., Ph.D., fourth Bishop of Greensburg, were co-consecrators.

You can watch Bishop Larry’s complete talk as well as the other talks from the IMF Conference on Catechesis 2022 by clicking on the link below.

About the Conference

The Institute for Ministry Formation hosted an online Conference featuring the 2020 Directory for Catechesis.  Experts from across the nation participated in 16 talks on understanding and implementing various aspects of the Directory for Catechesis.  The teaching from these experts is outstanding and you can access the full videos for your ongoing study on Catechetics.  You can survey the full content of the conference through the IMF Mighty Network by clicking here.