Statement from Bishop David Zubik on the passing of Bishop Emeritus Lawrence Brandt

On behalf of the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I extend sincere condolences to Bishop Kulick and the entire Greensburg diocesan family. We give thanks for Bishop Brandt’s life and priestly witness. I first came to know Bishop Brandt when he was the chancellor of the diocese of Erie, long before he became the Bishop of Greensburg. We each represented our respective dioceses on the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. During the nearly 30 years we have worked together, I came to know him as a man who truly loved Christ and His Body, the Church. May God quickly take him to the place prepared for him in heaven.