Joseph L. Coffey

Joseph Lawrence Coffey (born May 31, 1960) is an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Lawrence Coffey
Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA Titular Bishop of Arsacalitan
Archdiocese	Military Services, USA
Appointed	January 22, 2019
Installed	March 25, 2019
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Arsacalitan
Orders
Ordination	May 18, 1996 by Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua
Consecration	March 25, 2019 by Timothy Broglio, Timothy M. Dolan, and Charles J. Chaput
Personal details
Born	May 31, 1960 Rochester, Minnesota
Motto	Christus Vivificans

Styles of Joseph Lawrence Coffey
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Coffey attended Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1978. He graduated from La Salle University in 1982. After graduation, he taught grade school, was a ski instructor in Switzerland, and worked in the automobile industry in Germany and Belgium. Coffey enrolled at the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree.[1]

On May 18, 1996, Coffey was ordained to the priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He served in the Navy Reserves before becoming a navy chaplain in September 2001. Coffey held numerous asingments, serving as a chaplain in Japan and at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.[1] Pope Francis appointed Coffey auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA on January 22, 2019.[2][3] On March 25, 2019, Coffey was consecrated as a bishop.

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

1. Moran, Robert (January 29, 2019). "Philly-area native named auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
2. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA". Retrieved January 22, 2019.
3. "Pope Francis Names Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, (AMS)". Retrieved January 22, 2019.

External links

• Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Official Website

Episcopal succession