Joseph John Gerry
American Benedictine monk and prelate (1928–2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., (September 12, 1928 – July 2, 2023) was an American Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Joseph John Gerry O.S.B | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Portland Abbot Emeritus of Saint Anselm Abbey | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Portland |
Appointed | December 21, 1988 |
Installed | February 21, 1989 |
Retired | February 10, 2004 |
Predecessor | Edward Cornelius O'Leary |
Successor | Richard Joseph Malone |
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Ordination | June 12, 1954 by Matthew Francis Brady |
Consecration | April 21, 1986 by Odore Joseph Gendron, Ernest John Primeau, and Robert Edward Mulvee |
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Born | (1928-09-12)September 12, 1928 Millinocket, Maine, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 2023(2023-07-02) (aged 94) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester and Titular Bishop of Praecausa (1986–1988) |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
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Gerry served as the third abbot of Saint Anselm Abbey until he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire in 1986. He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Portland in Maine from 1989 to 2004.