Edmund Whalen
Edmund James Whalen (born July 6, 1958) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York.
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 posts | 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 | Staten Island, New York | July 6, 1958
Motto | Walk Humbly With God |
Styles of Edmund Whalen | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Whalen was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He attended Blessed Sacrament Church and School, Monsignor Farrell High School, Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, Pontifical Gregorian University, and Alphonsian Academy.[1]
On June 23, 1984, Whalen was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York. He has served the archdiocese as: parochial vicar for Church of the Resurrection (Rye, New York); priest-secretary to Cardinal John O'Connor; faculty/leadership at Monsignor Farrell High School, St. Joseph Seminary (Dunwoodie) and St. John Neumann Seminary Residence (Bronx); pastor of St. Benedict's Parish (Bronx) and St. Joseph–St. Thomas Parish (Staten Island); and archdiocesan Vicar for Clergy.[1]
Pope Francis appointed him an auxiliary bishop for the archdiocese on October 10, 2019,[2] and he was consecrated two months later on December 10.[1]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- "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.