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Robert Peter Deeley (born June 18, 1946) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Latin Church diocese of Portland in Maine from 2013 to 2024. He is currently bishop emeritus of Portland. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 2012 to 2013.
Auxiliary Bishop John Murray of the Archdiocese of Hartford was appointed by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as bishop of Portland. In 1928, the pope renamed the Diocese of Portland as the Diocese of Portland in Maine. This action was to avoid confusion with the newly erected Archdiocese of Portland in Portland, Oregon. [19]
Pope Francis appointed Ruggieri as bishop of Portland on February 13, 2024. [1] [4] [5] On May 7, 2024, Ruggieri was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, with Bishops Robert Deeley and Richard Henning serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. [3]
The Rev. James T. Ruggieri has been appointed bishop of Portland, Maine. St. Michael's priest, who faced pushback from progressive parishioners, elevated to Portland bishop Skip to main content
This is a list of parishes located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine. [1] Parishes. Androscoggin County.
He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Portland in Maine from 1989 to 2004. Early life. Joseph Gerry was born in Millinocket, Maine, on September 12, 1928.
John Gregory Murray (February 26, 1877 – October 11, 1956) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Saint Paul from 1931 until his death in 1956. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Hartford from 1920 to 1925 and as Bishop of Portland in Maine from 1925 to 1932.
On February 12, 1875, Healy was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese of Portland by Pope Pius IX. [12] He received his episcopal consecration on June 2, 1875, from Archbishop Williams, with Bishop Francis McNeirny and Bishop Patrick O'Reilly serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Maine. [12]