Gerald Eugene Wilkerson
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Gerald Eugene Wilkerson | |
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles Titular Bishop of Vincennes | |
Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
Appointed | November 5, in 1997 |
Installed | January 21, 1998 |
Term ended | July 21, 2015 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Vincennes |
Orders | |
Ordination | January 5, 1965 by James Francis McIntyre |
Consecration | January 21, 1998 by Roger Mahony, Michael Patrick Driscoll, and Joseph Martin Sartoris |
Personal details | |
Born | Des Moines, Iowa | October 21, 1939
Motto | Walk in Integrity of Heart |
Styles of Gerald Eugene Wilkerson | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Gerald Eugene Wilkerson (born October 21, 1939) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1997 to 2015 and as apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Monterey for six months in 2018 and 2019.
Biography[]
Early life[]
A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Gerald Wilkerson grew up in Long Beach, California. He attended St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California.[1]
Priesthood[]
Wilkerson was ordained a priest on January 5, 1965, by Cardinal James McIntyre.[2]After his ordination, Wilkerson served as associate pastor at three Southern California parishes: at Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Habra St. Michael in Los Angeles and American Martyrs Parish in Manhattan Beach. He then was posted for 15 years at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Encino, California as administrator and then pastor.
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles[]
On November 5, 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed Wilkerson as the Titular Bishop of Vincennes and auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles. He was installed and consecrated on January 21, 1998. Cardinal Roger Mahony was his principal consecrator, while Bishop Michael Driscoll and Bishop Joseph M. Sartoris were his principal co-consecrators.[2]
Wilkerson led the archdiocese's San Fernando Pastoral Region with 54 parishes, 12 high schools, two hospitals, and five missions.[1]
Retirement[]
On July 21, 2015, Pope Francis accepted Wilkerson's letter of retirement as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, sent because Wilkerson had reached the retirement age of 75 for bishops.[3]
On July 20, 2018, Pope Frances appointed Wilkerson as the apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Monterey in California after the death of Bishop Richard John Garcia. On December 19, 2018, Wilkerson announced that the Diocese was hiring an outside law firm to examine its personal records for any credible allegations of sexual abuse by clergy.[4] Wilkerson left the apostolic administrator position on January 29, 2019 after the installation of Bishop Daniel E Garcia as the new bishop of Monterey[2][5][6]
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[]
- ^ a b "ADLA - Bishop Wilkerson". old.la-archdiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Gerald Eugene Wilkerson [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ http://www.la-archdiocese.org/Pages/2015-0721_newauxiliaries.aspx
- ^ "Diocese of Monterey conducting priest personnel file review". Monterey Herald. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Pope appoints new bishop in Monterey, California (USA) - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ Morris, Emily (2018-07-24). "Retired LA auxiliary named administrator of Monterey diocese". California Catholic Daily. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
External links[]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Website
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops News Release
Episcopal succession[]
- 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Clergy from Des Moines, Iowa
- People from Long Beach, California
- 1939 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Catholics from California
- Catholics from Iowa