Paul Gregory Bootkoski
Paul Gregory Bootkoski | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen | |
 Bootkoski in December 2014 | |
| Archdiocese | Newark |
| Diocese | Metuchen |
| Appointed | January 4, 2002 |
| Installed | March 19, 2002 |
| Term ended | March 8, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Vincent DePaul Breen |
| Successor | James Checchio |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 28, 1966 |
| Consecration | September 5, 1997 by Theodore Edgar McCarrick, John Smith, and Michael Angelo Saltarelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1940 Newark, New Jersey |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark |
| Motto | God’s grace suffices |
| Styles of Paul Gregory Bootkoski | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Paul Gregory Bootkoski (born July 4, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Bootkoski served as the bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen in New Jersey from 2002 until March 8, 2016; he was replaced by Monsignor James Checchio. Bootkosky previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey.
Biography[]
Early years[]
Bootkoski was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 4, 1940 to Peter and Antoinette Bootkoski. He attended Our Lady Queen of Peace School before continuing at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, both in Newark. After graduating from Seton Hall University with a degree in classical languages, Bootkoski entered Immaculate Conception Seminary at the university.[1] He also has an Master of Education degree from Manhattan College.[1]
Priesthood[]
On May 28, 1966, Bootkoski was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark by Archbishop Thomas Boland.[2] In 1980, Bootkoski was appointed assistant vice president for student affairs at Seton Hall. In 1983, He became pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Elizabeth, New Jersey and an honorary prelate (Monsignor) in 1991.
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark[]
On July 8, 1997, Pope Paul II appointed Bootkoski as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Newark. He was consecrated by then Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick on Sept. 5, 1997 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.[3][1][2]
Bootkoski became vicar general of the diocese and on Jan. 5, 2001 diocesan administrator when McCarrick was appointed Archbishop of Washington.[1]
Bishop of Metuchen[]
On January 4, 2002, Pope Paul II appointed Bootkoski as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen. He was installed and consecrated on March 19, 2002.[1][2]
On January 31, 2003, Bootkoski approved an $800,000 settlement to ten people who had alleged sexual abuse when they were minors by five diocesan priests.[4] In 2005 and 2007, the Diocese of Metuchen and the Archdiocese of Newark paid financial settlements to two priests who had accused McCarrick of abuse.[5] According to Cardinal Donald Wuerl, nobody from the Diocese of Metuchen informed him of these settlements, even after the retired McCarrick began living on the grounds of a seminary in the Archdiocese of Washington.[5]
Retirement[]
Having passed the normal retirement age of 75, Bootkoski's resignation as Bishop of Methuen was accepted by Pope Francis on March 8, 2016.[1][2]
In 2018, Archbishop Carlo Viganò accused Bootkoski of assisting in a coverup of sexual abuse acts by McCarrick. In reply, Bootkoski said that Viganò's memory was faulty and that Bootkoski had reported the allegations of abuse from three priests against McCarrick to the Vatican in 2005.[5] On November 10, 2020, the Vatican published the McCarrick Report, an investigation into the McCarrick case. The report verified that Bootkoski reported McCarrick in 2005.[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 c d e f "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d "Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ http://diometuchen.org/bishop/
- ^ Jones, Richard Lezin (2003-01-31). "Diocese Pays $800,000 to 10 In Abuse Cases Against Priests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ a b c Flynn, JD (July 31, 2018). "What might happen for McCarrick, and for the Church in the US". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ CNA. "The McCarrick Report: A timeline". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
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