Bishop David Zubik, who is officially the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, was discharged from Pittsburgh’s UPMC Mercy on Saturday, after having undergone a surgery for the removal of a moderate-sized kidney stone on Friday.

As per the information forwarded by the disocese officials, Bishop Zubik complained of piercing pain when he woke up at about 5 a.m. Good Friday in his apartment at the St. Paul Seminary; and was immediately rushed to UPMC Mercy.

While the surgery kept Bishop Zubik, an Economy native, away from an Ecumenical service on Friday, he is hoping to keep up with some of his packed activity schedule for the Easter weekend – which also included Saturday’s Easter Vigil Mass at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Oakland.

However, the diocese officials said Zubik’s attendance and participation would largely depend on his condition through the day Saturday.

Meanwhile, in his telephonic public address via different television and radio stations of Pittsburgh, Zubik said on Friday afternoon that he “felt like a million bucks.” Adding that he felt “a great sense of relief,” Zubik expressed his gratitude for the good wishes he had received, saying: “People’s concern has been very moving to me, and I want to say a special word of thanks for so many people being so kind, so thoughtful.”