Bernard Shlesinger
Bernard Edward Shlesinger III (born December 17, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 2017. Biography Early life Bernard Shlesinger was born on December 17, 1960, in Washington, D.C. He attended Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, Virginia, then entered Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural engineering in 1983, Shlesinger entered the US Air Force as a commissioned officer. As a pilot, he flew Lockheed C-130E Hercules air transport planes out of Pope Field in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 1990, Shlesinger retired from the Air Force with the rank of captain and started studying for the priesthood. He first studied philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., then went to Rome to the Pontifical North American College. Shlesinger was award a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Priesthood On June 22, 1996, Shlesinger was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Francis Grossman in Wilmington, North Carolina, for the Diocese of Raleigh. After his ordination, he was