Background
Bishop Winter was born in Beechview, Pittsburgh in 1930.
Bishop Winter was born in Beechview, Pittsburgh in 1930.
He attended Saint Catherine of Siena (Beechview) for grade school, and Saint Michael High School in Pittsburgh"s South Side before entering Saint Vincent Seminary in 1948.
He was ordained a priest on December 17, 1955. Winter briefly served as an assistant at Saint Bernard Parish in Mount Lebanon, before going to Rome to receive a degree in sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1958. Before his appointment as auxiliary bishop, Winter had served as the pastor of Holy Innocents Parish in Sheraden, and Saint Philip"s in Crafton, as well as assistant chancellor and vice-chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Winter was appointed bishop on December 21, 1988, and consecrated February 13, 1989, both by Pope John Paul World War II While bishop, he served as pastor of Sacred Heart in Shadyside, and notably led the Parish Reorganization and Revitalization Project that dissolved or consolidated 163 parishes between 1992 and 1994.
Winter submitted his resignation when he reached the age of 75. His application was approved by Pope John Paul II, and he retired from the duties of auxiliary bishop on May 20, 2005.
At the time of his resignation, he was recognized by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for confirming an estimated 45,000 Catholics. Since he resigned, Bishop Winter has resided at Saint John Vianney Manor Retirement Home on the campus of Saint Paul Seminary in Crafton.
Since his retirement, Winter has been actively involved in various parishes around the Pittsburgh area, filling in for priests and doing minor jobs.
