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Pérez was named archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on January 23, 2020, by Pope Francis, succeeding Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. His installation Mass was celebrated on February 18, 2020. [8] He is the first Hispanic American bishop of Philadelphia. [9]
Charles Joseph Chaput OFMCap (/ ˈ ʃ æ p j uː / SHAP-yoo; [1] born September 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.He was the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 until 2020.
The pope appointed Reverend Michael Francis Egan as the first bishop of Philadelphia. [5] In 1868, the Vatican erected the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton, and Wilmington, taking their territory from the Diocese of Philadelphia. [3] The Vatican elevated the Diocese of Philadelphia to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on February 12, 1875. [3]
Pope Francis appointed Chylinski as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and titular bishop of Gunela on December 8, 2023. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 2 ] On March 7, 2024, Chylinski was ordained at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez , with Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre and Bishop Michael ...
Pope Francis appointed Esmilla as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia on December 8, 2023. [4] [1] [3] On March 7, 2024, Esmilla was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, with Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre and Bishop Michael Burbidge serving as co-consecrators. [2]
Michael Francis Egan OFM (September 29, 1761 – July 22, 1814) was an Irish American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Philadelphia from 1808 until his death. Egan was born in Ireland in 1761, and joined the Franciscan Order at a young age.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Krol governed the Archdiocese of Philadelphia through an era where the population shifted to the suburbs. Krol campaigned for the canonization of Katharine Drexel, and was present at the canonization of his Czech-born predecessor in Philadelphia, Bishop John Neumann.
Pope Francis appointed Cooke as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia on December 8, 2023. [ 6 ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On March 7, 2024, Cooke was consecrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez , with Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre and Bishop Michael Burbidge serving as co-consecrators.