SCRANTON - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Joseph C. Bambera to be the next Bishop of Scranton.

The appointment was made at the Vatican and announced Tuesday morning, in the Diocese of Scranton by Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Scranton.

Bishop-elect Bambera, 53, of Carbondale, will be ordained a Bishop and installed as the tenth Bishop of Scranton on Monday, April 26, in St. Peter’s Cathedral, Scranton.

More details tomorrow.