(File Photo of Bishop David Zubik)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Oakland, PA) A Mass of Thanksgiving Thursday night celebrated Beaver County native Bishop David Zubik at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland as he resigns from being the Bishop of the Dioceses of Pittsburgh. Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman will take the place of Bishop Zubik and will be installed at a Mass at St. Paul Cathedral on Monday. At 4 p.m. on Sunday, solemn vespers will be in that church. According to Bishop David Zubik, he will not necessarily leave the dioceses altogether despite his resignation.