Edmund Whalen | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of New York Titular Bishop of Cemerianus | |
Archdiocese | New York |
Appointed | October 10, 2019 |
Installed | December 10, 2019 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Cemerianus |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 23, 1984 by John O'Connor |
Consecration | December 10, 2019 by Timothy M. Dolan, Henry J. Mansell, and Gerald Thomas Walsh |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Motto | Walk humbly with God |
Styles of Edmund Whalen | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Edmund James Whalen (born July 6, 1958) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of New York since 2019.
Biography
Early life
Edmund Whalen was born July 6, 1958, in Staten Island, New York. He attended Blessed Sacrament Church and School in Staten Island and Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island. He then entered Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Queens, New York, and later attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Alphonsian Academy, both in Rome.[1]
Priesthood
On June 23, 1984, Whalen was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal John O'Connor for the Archdiocese of New York. He has served the archdiocese as:
- Parochial vicar for Resurrection Parish in Rye, New York
- Priest-secretary to Cardinal O'Connor
- Faculty/leadership at Monsignor Farrell High School, St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York and St. John Neumann Seminary Residence in the Bronx
- Pastor of St. Benedict's Parish in the Bronx and St. Joseph–St. Thomas Parish in Staten Island
- Archdiocesan vicar for clergy[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Pope Francis appointed Whalen as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York on October 10, 2019.[2] He was consecrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on December 10, 2019.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Bishop Edmund Whalen". Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop John Jenik, Names New Auxiliary Bishops for Archdiocese of New York" (Press release). United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.