Joseph Kopacz
Joseph R. Kopacz | |
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Bishop of Jackson | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Mobile |
Diocese | Jackson |
Appointed | December 12, 2013 |
Installed | February 6, 2014 |
Predecessor | Joseph Nunzio Latino |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 7, 1977 by Joseph Carroll McCormick |
Consecration | February 6, 2014 by Thomas John Rodi, Joseph Nunzio Latino, and Joseph Bambera |
Personal details | |
Born | Dunmore, Pennsylvania | September 16, 1950
Alma mater |
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Motto | FIAT LUX |
Styles of Joseph Richard Kopacz | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Richard Kopacz (born September 16, 1950) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States serving as the eleventh Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi since 2014.[1]
Early life and education[]
Joseph Richard Kopacz was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania in the diocese of Scranton. Kopacz is the son of the late Stanley and Carmella Calomino Kopacz, and is a graduate of . He is the second of three children with a brother, Robert, and a sister, Mary Ellen Negri.[2] He obtained a BA in History from the University of Scranton. After this he entered the seminary of Christ the King in Buffalo, New York where he obtained a master's degree in Theology. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Scranton on May 7, 1977.
He obtained a Masters in Latin from Fordham University. He went on to obtain a Masters in Counselling and Psychology and a doctorate in Human Development from Marywood University in Scranton.
Priesthood[]
After his ordination he was parish priest of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Brodheadsville (1977–1989). He was Professor at the Saint Pius X Seminary in Dalton (1980–1990) and pastor of the parish of Saint Michael, Saint James and Saint Stanislaus in Jessup (1989–1995).[1]
He was transferred to the Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Scranton (1995–1998). After this he was appointed Director of Education at the Seminary Saint Pius X (1998–2002), and pastor of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish in Scranton (2002–2006).
He served as Vicar General and Vicar for Clergy (February 2005 – August 2009). From 2006 to 2014 he was the pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. In addition, he was a member of the Diocesan Council for Finance and Coordinator of Hispanic apostolate for the Monroe County.
Episcopacy[]
On December 12, 2013 Pope Francis appointed Kopacz as the eleventh bishop of Jackson. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Thomas Rodi of Mobile on February 6, 2014. Emeritus Bishop Joseph Latino of Jackson and Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton were the principal co-consecrators.[3]
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 http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/12/12/0835/01875.html[dead link]
- ^ http://www.dioceseofscranton.org/media/pope-francis-appoints-father-joseph-r-kopacz-ph-d-diocese-of-scranton-priest-as-bishop-of-jackson-mississippi/[dead link]
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Richard Kopacz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-05-13.[self-published source]
External links[]
Episcopal succession[]
- 1950 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic bishops of Jackson
- American people of Polish descent
- Fordham University alumni
- Marywood University alumni
- People from Dunmore, Pennsylvania
- University of Scranton alumni
- Catholics from Pennsylvania
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis