Richard Higgins

Richard Brendan Higgins KC*HS, USAF (ret),[1] (born February 22, 1944) is an Irish-born American bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the titular bishop of the Casae Calanae and served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA from 2004 to 2020.

For the United States Army Air Forces pilot, see Richard W. Higgins.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Richard Brendan Higgins
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus for the Military Services, USA
Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae
Richard Higgins in 2013
ArchdioceseMilitary Services, USA
AppointedMay 7, 2004
InstalledJuly 3, 2004
Term endedJanuary 2, 2020
Other postsTitular Bishop of Casae Calanae
Orders
OrdinationMarch 9, 1968
ConsecrationJuly 3, 2004
by Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Howard James Hubbard, and William Weigand
Personal details
Born (1944-02-22) February 22, 1944
Longford, County Longford, Ireland
MottoEcce Ego Mitte Me
Coat of arms
Styles of
Richard Brendan Higgins
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Higgins was born in Longford, County Longford, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome, attending the Pontifical Lateran University and was ordained a priest on March 9, 1968 for the Diocese of Sacramento at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. He joined the United States Air Force as a chaplain in 1974, and served both in the United States and abroad, including two assignments as the Catholic pastor at the United States Air Force Academy. He was named an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness (monsignor) by Pope John Paul II in 1997.

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Services, USA

On May 7, 2004 he was appointed Titular Bishop for the Diocese of Casae Calanae.[2] He was consecrated on July 3 of the same year at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Edwin O'Brien; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop Howard Hubbard, and Bishop William Weigand.

After 30 years of active duty service, Bishop Higgins retired from the Air Force on September 1, 2004, with the rank of colonel. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters.

On January 2, 2020, Pope Francis accepted his resignation, which he submitted upon reaching the age of 75.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Most Rev. Richard B. Higgins, S.T.L., D.D."; Archdiocese for the Military Services (2005); url accessed March 21, 2007
  2. Ordination of Bishop Higgins
  3. "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard Higgins of the Military Services". Retrieved January 2, 2020.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA
2004 - 2020		 Succeeded by
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