A week ago, parishioners of All Saints Catholic Church in Syracuse joyfully celebrated the 18-year anniversary of the church’s founding in 2008, when two university-area parishes combined under the leadership of a beloved activist priest, Rev. Fred Daley.
At age 79, Daley was poised to take on more responsibility with a leading role in Bishop Douglas Lucia’s plan to combine the ministries of All Saints with St. Lucy’s Parish and three other ministries to preserve the church’s work on the city’s South and Southeast side.
But that changed Wednesday, when Lucia summoned Daley to his office to inform him he will be retired as of Jan. 2. Instead of Daley leading an exciting new project, the bishop announced he would be replaced by Rev. John Manno, 51, pastor of Holy Family Church in Fairmount and two other suburban parishes…