by Daniela Altimari

Frank J. Caggiano became the fifth bishop of Bridgeport Thursday in a ceremony rich with tradition and imbued with hope. The Brooklyn-born son of Italian immigrants who once studied at Yale University delivered a message of inclusion to the more than 460,000 Catholics who live in Fairfield County, especially those who have fallen away from, or become disillusioned with, the church.

"We must remember this day and resolve to leave no one behind," Caggiano told the hundreds of people who packed into the elegant wooden sanctuary of St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, "to leave no one to fend for themselves, to leave no one to be tossed into the shadows of our parishes, schools, neighborhoods and homes. All have been called, all must serve, all must be strengthened in faith, hope and love.''