Paul Sanchez (bishop)
Paul Robert Sanchez, (November 26, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and currently serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
Paul Robert Sanchez | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn Titular Bishop of Coeliana | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Diocese | Brooklyn |
| Appointed | May 2, 2012 |
| Installed | July 11, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Coccopalmerio |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Coeliana |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 17, 1971 by James Aloysius Hickey |
| Consecration | July 11, 2012 by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, Frank Joseph Caggiano, and Octavio Cisneros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1946 Brooklyn, New York |
| Motto | GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT |
| Styles of Paul Robert Sanchez | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Biography
Sanchez, a Brooklyn native, is an alumnus of St. Vincent Ferrer Parochial School, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary and Cathedral College. He studied in Saint Bonaventure University, New York, and the Pontifical North American College, Rome. Ordained a Roman Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1971, Bishop Sanchez holds the STB and STL from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and an MA in Liturgical Studies from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He served as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, St. Michael, Flushing and St. Sebastian, Woodside.
Bishop Sanchez served as pastor of St. Agatha, Brooklyn and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. At the time of his appointment as Bishop, Sanchez was serving as the Episcopal Vicar of Queens. Currently, in addition to his duties as auxiliary bishop, he is the pastor of Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills. Bishop Sanchez has been an adjunct instructor of theology at Saint John's University, Jamaica, NY, and the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY.
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Sanchez was appointed Titular Bishop of Coeliana and Auxiliary to the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn on May 2, 2012 by Benedict XVI.[1] He was consecrated on July 11, 2012.[2]
See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- "Pope Names Two Auxiliary Bishops For Brooklyn Diocese". Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- "Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez". Retrieved 7 January 2013.
External links
Episcopal succession
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| Preceded by – |
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 2012 – Present |
Succeeded by – |
| Preceded by Francesco Coccopalmerio |
Roman Catholic Titular See of Coeliana 2012 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
