Joseph A. Espaillat
Joseph Armando Espaillat II (born December 27, 1976) is a Dominican-American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York since 2022.
Joseph A. Espaillat | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of New York Titular Bishop of Tagarbala | |
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Archdiocese | New York |
Appointed | January 25, 2022 |
Installed | March 1, 2022 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tagarbala, Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church |
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Ordination | May 17, 2003 by Edward Egan |
Consecration | March 1, 2022 by Timothy M. Dolan, John Joseph O'Hara, Gerald Thomas Walsh |
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Born | New York City, US | December 27, 1976
Motto | He knows what He is about |
Styles of Joseph Armando Espaillat | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Early life
Joseph Espaillat was born on December 27, 1976, in New York City, the son of José and Mercedes Baez.[1] His parents had emigrated to Manhattan from the Dominican Republic; the USCCB's African-American secretariat has described him as being of partial African descent.[2][3] Espaillat attended Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary and earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy at Fordham University in New York City in 1998.[4][5]
Priesthood
On May 17, 2003, Espaillat was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Edward Egan for the Archdiocese of New York. After his ordination, he was assigned to a pastoral position at Our Lady of Martyrs Parish in Washington Heights in Manhattan.[6] In 2007, Espaillat became parochial vicar, then administrator of St. Peter's Parish in Yonkers, New York; he was named pastor there in 2009. In 2012, he was appointed as director of youth ministry for the archdiocese.[7] Espaillat was named in 2015 as pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish in Bronx, New York, a position he still holds.[5]
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Pope Francis appointed Espaillat as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York on January 25, 2022.[8] Espaillat was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on March 1, 2022. At age 45, Espaillat became the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States and one of the youngest in the world.[9][10]
See also
References
- "Resignations and Appointments, 25.01.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Father Joseph A. Espaillat, Pastor". Diocese of Camden. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- "African American Bishops". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- "Pope names two New York pastors as auxiliary bishops of N.Y. Archdiocese". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- "Bishop Joseph Espaillat". Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- "Joseph Espaillat is New York's first Dominican bishop. What does this mean for our church?". National Catholic Reporter. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- "Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York", Radio Active, Fordham University Press, pp. 170–173, 2019-09-17, doi:10.2307/j.ctvpg85h7.30, S2CID 242991985, retrieved 2022-04-25
- "Pope Francis Names Two New Auxiliary Bishops of New York" (Press release). U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Pope Francis Appoints Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of New York" (Press release). Archdiocese of New York. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- "Rapping NYC Priest Named Youngest U.S. Bishop". NBC New York. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
External links
Episcopal succession