Paul Sanchez (bishop)

History
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio
Date	July 11, 2012

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Paul Robert Sanchez
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Paul Robert Sanchez
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn; Titular Bishop of Coeliana
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	New York
Diocese	Brooklyn
Appointed	May 2, 2012
Installed	July 11, 2012
Predecessor	Francesco Coccopalmerio
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Coeliana
Orders
Ordination	December 17, 1971; by James Aloysius Hickey
Consecration	July 11, 2012; by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, Frank Joseph Caggiano, and Octavio Cisneros
Personal details
Born	November 26, 1946 (age 75); Brooklyn, New York
Motto	GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT
Ordination history
Consecrated by
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio
Date	July 11, 2012
Reference style
Styles of; Paul Robert Sanchez
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Paul Robert Sanchez, (born November 26, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and currently serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

Biography[]

Sanchez, a Brooklyn native, is an alumnus of St. Vincent Ferrer Parochial School, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary and Cathedral College. He studied in Saint Bonaventure University, New York, and the Pontifical North American College, Rome. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1971, Bishop Sanchez holds the STB and STL from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and an MA in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He served as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, St. Michael, Flushing and St. Sebastian, Woodside.

Bishop Sanchez served as pastor of St. Agatha, Brooklyn, and . At the time of his appointment as bishop, Sanchez was serving as the episcopal vicar of Queens. Currently, in addition to his duties as auxiliary bishop, he is the pastor of Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills. Bishop Sanchez has been an adjunct instructor of theology at Saint John's University, Jamaica, New York, and the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, New York.

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn[]

Sanchez was appointed Titular Bishop of Coeliana and auxiliary to the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn on May 2, 2012, by Benedict XVI.^[1] He was consecrated on July 11, 2012.^[2]

References[]

^ "Pope Names Two Auxiliary Bishops For Brooklyn Diocese". Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^ "Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez". Retrieved 7 January 2013.

External links[]

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Official Site

Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 2012 – Present	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Francesco Coccopalmerio	Roman Catholic Titular See of Coeliana 2012 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Pope Names Two Auxiliary Bishops For Brooklyn Diocese". Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[2] "Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez". Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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