John Gerard Noonan
John Gerard Noonan | |
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| Bishop of Orlando | |
 Noonan celebrating Mass at St. James Cathedral | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Miami |
| Diocese | Orlando |
| Appointed | October 23, 2010 |
| Installed | December 16, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Wenski |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 23, 1983 |
| Consecration | August 24, 2005 by John Favalora, Agustin Roman, Felipe de Jesús Estévez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1951 Limerick, Ireland |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Miami/Titular Bishop of Bonusta |
| Motto | "God before me and God with me" |
| Styles of John Gerard Noonan | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Gerard Noonan (born February 26, 1951) is an Irish-born American prelate in the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando in Florida since 2010. Noonan previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida.
Since the 1970s, Noonan has lived in Florida, except when attending Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Noonan was born in Limerick, Ireland. His parents were John Noonan and Margaret Purcell. In 1979, Noonan graduated from St. John Vianney College Seminary in Westchester, Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1983, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach.
Ordination and ministry[]
On September 23, 1983, Noonan was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Miami at St. Paul of the Cross Church in North Palm Beach, Florida. He was then assigned as parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Pompano Beach, Florida, (1983–1989) while also serving as the chaplain for youth ministry in Broward County, Florida (1985–1987).
Noonan was then appointed Dean of Men at St. John Vianney (1989–1993), then priest in residence at St. Rose of Lima in Miami Shores, Florida (1993–1994). Noonan next became supervising principal at Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens, Florida, (1993–1994) and then supervising principal at St. Brendan High School in Miami (1994–1996). Noonan served as rector/president of St. John Vianney from 1996 until 2005. In 1996, Noonan earned a Master of Education degree from Boston College.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami[]
On June 21, 2005, Noonan was appointed Titular Bishop of Bonusta and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. On August 24, 2005, he was consecrated at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Miami. Noonan's principal consecrator was Archbishop Archbishop John Favalora and his co-consecrators were Bishop Agustin Alejo Roman Rodriguez and Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez.
Bishop of Orlando[]
On October 23, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Noonan as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Orlando.[2]
On August 13, 2014, an Orlando man filed a lawsuit against Noonan and the diocese of Orlando. The plaintiff claimed to have been sexually assaulted when he was an altar boy in Sanford, Florida by Father William Authenrieth between 1976 and 1978.[3]On June 15, 2017, Noonan attended a memorial service for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting at St. James Cathedral in Orlando. He made these remarks:
“We need to walk with and accompany everybody — there is no exception, We treat everybody with dignity because they are made in the image and likeness of God and that’s what it’s all about.”[4]
On August 30, 2018, Noonan removed David Gillis, parochial administrator of the Church of Our Savior Parish in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Gillis had been accused in a Pennsylvania investigation of sexual abuse of a minor years earlier.[5]
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 glimpse at the life and ministry of Bishop John Noonan". The Florida Catholic. Orlando, Florida. December 16, 2010. pp. A18.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". Bolletino. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ Sentinel, Jeff Kunerth, Orlando. "Orlando Catholic Diocese sued again over sexual abuse". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Catholics in Florida remember victims of Pulse nightclub". Crux Now. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ Peters, Xander. "After child sex abuse allegation, Catholic Diocese of Orlando removes priest". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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