John Favalora

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The Most Reverend

John Clement Favalora
Archbishop Emeritus of Miami
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMiami
AppointedNovember 3, 1994
InstalledDecember 20, 1994
Term endedApril 20, 2010
PredecessorEdward Anthony McCarthy
SuccessorThomas Gerard Wenski
Orders
OrdinationDecember 20, 1961
ConsecrationJuly 29, 1986
by Pio Laghi, Philip Hannan, and William Benedict Friend
Personal details
Born (1935-12-05) December 5, 1935 (age 88)
New Orleans, Louisiana
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John Clement Favalora (born December 5, 1935) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami from 1994 to 2010 and as bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana from 1986 to 1989 and as bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida from 1989 to 1994[1]

Biography

Early life

Favalora was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he graduated from Jesuit High School in 1954. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph Seminary in St. Benedict, Louisiana; Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans; then the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical North American College in Rome earning his bachelor degree in philosophy and history.

Priesthood

Favalora was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on December 20, 1961. .[2] After returning to New Orleans, he obtained certification as a secondary school teacher from Xavier University. Subsequently, he attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and obtained a master's degree in education from Tulane University in New Orleans.[3]

Favalora served as assistant pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Duson, Louisiana, from 1962–70. In addition to his duties at St. Theresa, Favalora served as vice rector of St. John Vianney Preparatory School in 1964 and, in 1968, was appointed principal. In 1973, he began a six-year stint as pastor of St. Angela Merici Parish in Metairie. In 1979, he was named director of the Office of Vocations. Beginning in 1981, he was appointed rector/president of Notre Dame Seminary, a position he held for the five years before his consecration as bishop.[4]

Bishop of Alexandria

Favalora meeting in Little Haiti with Joe Biden, Janet Napolitano and Jill Biden in 2010.

Pope John Paul II appointed Favalora as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria on June 24, 1986. Favalora was consecrated on July 29, 1986 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. Archbishop Pio Laghi served as principal consecrator with Archbishop Philip Hannan and Bishop William Friend serving as principal co-consecrators.[5]

Bishop of St. Petersburg

On March 14, 1989, Favalora was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the third bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Favalora was installed on May 16, 1989.[6]

Archbishop of Miami

On November 3, 1994, Favalora was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the third archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. Favarola was installed on December 20, 1994 at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Miami.[7]

Favalora has served on the board of trustees of The Catholic University of America and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. He has also served as state chaplain and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Florida in addition to being president of the Florida Catholic Conference. He has been a member of the USCCB committees on Priestly Life and Ministry, Sexual Abuse and Pro-Life issues.[8]

He adopted the charter for the Protection of Children and Young People after being deposed and settling cases during the sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Miami.

Retirement

Favalora submitted his letter of resignation as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in April 2010, eight months before reaching the mandatory age for episcopal resignation of seventy-five.

Episcopal lineage

See also

References

  1. ^ "Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  2. ^ "Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: Archbishop John C. Favalora". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  4. ^ "Jesuit High School – New Orleans, LA". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  5. ^ "Archbishop John C. Favalora – Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  6. ^ "St. Petersburg Times – Bishop's legacy: humility, inclusion". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  7. ^ "Archdiocese of Miami: Archbishop John C. Favalora". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  8. ^ "Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Miami
1994–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of St. Petersburg
1989–1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana
1986–1989 		Succeeded by
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