[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING BISHOP GREGORY HARTMAYER

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. 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 as a guidance counselor, teacher, and 
eventually 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 14th 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.
  I thank Bishop Hartmayer for his service to the people of the Diocese 
of Savannah and to Georgia's First Congressional District. I know God 
will continue to use him in amazing ways as he serves as the seventh 
archbishop of Atlanta, and I wish him all the best.

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