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On July 11, 2009, Pope Benedict
XVI named Most Reverend Richard Grecco as Bishop of Charlottetown.
Bishop Grecco was born on 4 March 1946 in St. Catharines, Ontario. He
was ordained priest on 2 September 1973 for the Diocese of St.
Catharines, and named Auxiliary Bishop of London on 5 December 1997.
Since 2002, he had been an Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto.
Bishop Grecco completed his
theological studies at St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto; the
Gregorian University in Rome, and in 1982 he received the degree of
Doctor of Theology from the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto.
He has served as parish priest, taught Moral Theology at St.
Michael’s College, Toronto and St. Joseph’s College,
Edmonton. He was named Auxiliary Bishop of London in 1997.
Bishop Grecco also serves on
numerous boards and committees including the National Executive for
Development & Peace and the Pontifical Mission Society.
Explanation of the Coat of
Arms for Bishop Richard Grecco
The colours, red, white and
green, refers to the Italian heritage
of Bishop Grecco.
Green is also the colour of hope;
red, of the Holy Spirit;
white, of purity and joy.
The lily is symbolic of the
Blessed Virgin Mary and identifies the name
of Bishop
Grecco’s mother: ‘Lily".
The grapes symbolize the
Eucharist and refer to the vineyards
of the Niagara Region.
The shovel and hammer within the
chevron symbolize the dignity of human work and the lifetime
occupation of Anthony, Bishop Grecco’s father.
The anchor is an ancient symbol
of hope and a reminder of the ships
that pass through the Welland
Canal Locks in Bishop Grecco’s
home town of Thorold.
The "X" on the anchor
is the Greek letter ‘Chi’, the first letter in the Greek
spelling of the word ‘Christ’, our source of hope.
The motto is the final verse of
Psalm 27 -"Hope in the Lord"
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