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Sept. 3, 1959: Bernard Anthony Hebda born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he later attended Resurrection Elementary School in Brookline
1977: Graduated from South Hills Catholic High School (now Seton-La Salle Catholic High School) in Pittsburgh
1980: Graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in political science
1983: Graduated from the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia Law School in New York City
1983-1984: Worked as an associate in the law firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay in Pittsburgh.
1984: Entered seminary at the St. Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh and studied philosophy at Duquesne University
1985: Began theological studies at the Pontificial North American College in Rome, where he attended the Pontificial Gregorian University
1988: Earned a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology from the Gregorian University
July 1, 1989: Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh
1989: Served as an assistant priest at Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
1990: Earned a licentiate in canon law from the Gregorian University
1990-1992: Served as personal secretary for Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, who was then bishop of Pittsburgh; also served as the diocese’s master of ceremonies
1992-1995: Served in team ministry at Prince of Peace on Pittsburgh’s South Side
1992-1996: Served as a judge for the tribunal for the Diocese of Pittsburgh
1995-1996: Directed the Newman Center at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
1996: Returned to Rome to work at the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, which is responsible for interpreting Church law
2000: Granted the title “monsignor”
2003: Appointed undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
2009: Pope Benedict XVI names him fourth bishop of Gaylord, Michigan; ordained and installed a bishop Dec. 1, 2009 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Gaylord.
Sept. 24, 2013: Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey
June 15, 2015: Appointed apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis after the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt.
March 24, 2016: Named archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
May 13, 2016: To be installed as archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis (Installation events for Archbishop Bernard Hebda)