Recognizing Bishop Gregory Hartmayer

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bishop Gregory Hartmayer for being named the seventh Archbishop of Atlanta by Holy Father Pope Francis.

Bishop Hartmayer has remarkably served several roles in the church for over 40 years, including a guidance counselor, teacher, and eventually a school principal for Catholic high schools.

After spending many years in New York and Massachusetts, Bishop Hartmayer moved to Georgia to serve as a pastor and then bishop.

He has been recognized by his community, family, and friends as a kind, faithful, and humble servant of the Lord.

Bishop Hartmayer was appointed the fourteenth bishop of the Diocese of Savannah by Pope Benedict the 16th in 2011.

I was honored to have him as my guest at Pope Francis' speech to a joint session of Congress in 2015.

His life has been marked by graciously sharing wisdom, peace, and clarity with everyone he encounters, and freely giving his resources for the good of others.

Thank you, Bishop Hartmayer, for your service to the people of the Diocese of Savannah, and to Georgia's First District.

I know God will continue to use you in amazing ways as you serve as the seventh Archbishop of Atlanta, and I wish you all the best.

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