Later Life and Death
After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Welsh resigned as Bishop of Allentown on December 15, 1997. He was succeeded by Bishop Edward Peter Cullen, who, like Welsh and McShea, served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia before his appointment to Allentown. During his retirement, Welsh continued to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation at parishes around the diocese.
Welsh later died at Lehigh Valley Hospital at age 87. He was buried in St. Nicholas Cemetery in his native Weatherly.
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