A retired bishop who led Roman Catholic dioceses in Delaware and Rhode Island has died. He was 88.
A statement posted on the Diocese of Providence’s website says former Bishop Robert E. Mulvee died on Friday at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, after a brief illness.
In 1985, Pope John Paul II appointed Mulvee to serve as the seventh Bishop of Wilmington in Delaware. He served in that role for a decade before his appointment to lead the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island. Mulvee retired in 2005.
According to local news outlets, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo described Mulvee in a statement as “a faithful leader of our local Catholic community.”
Funeral arrangements for Mulvee weren’t immediately announced.
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