Richard Brendan Higgins

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Richard Brendan Higgins
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus for the Military Services, USA
Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae
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Richard Higgins in 2013
ArchdioceseMilitary Services, USA
AppointedMay 7, 2004
InstalledJuly 3, 2004
Term endedJanuary 2, 2020
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae
Orders
OrdinationMarch 9, 1968
ConsecrationJuly 3, 2004
by Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Howard James Hubbard, and William Weigand
Personal details
Born (1944-02-22) February 22, 1944 (age 78)
Longford, County Longford, Ireland
DiedJanuary 2, 2020
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
MottoEcce Ego Mitte Me
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Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Richard Brendan Higgins KC*HS, USAF (ret)[1] (born February 22, 1944) is an Irish-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Higgins is the titular bishop of the Casae Calanae and served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA from 2004 to 2020.

Biography[]

Higgins was born in Longford, County Longford, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, attending the Pontifical Lateran University.[2]

On March 9, 1968, Higgins was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Sacramento at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. [2] After arriving in California, Higgins had pastoral assignments in Roseville, California, and Grass Valley, California.[2]

In September 1974, Higgins joined the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps. His assignments as chaplain included Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado NAS Keflavik in Iceland, Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, Bitburg AB in German, Malmstrom AFB in Montana, Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom, Nellis AFB in Nevada, and Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina[2]

Higgins's postings also included the Air Command and Staff College in Alabama, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe in Germany, and Headquarters Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii.[2] While serving in the USAF, Higgins was awarded an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate and several Flight Instructor Certificates.[2]

In 1997, Pope John Paul II named Higgins an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness (monsignor).[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Services, USA[]

On May 7, 2004, John Paul II appointed Higgins as Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae.[3] He was installed and consecrated on July 3, 2004, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. his principal consecrator was Archbishop Edwin O'Brien; his co-consecrators were Bishop Howard Hubbard and Bishop William Weigand.[2]

On September 1, 2004, Higgins retired from the US Air Force with the rank of colonel. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters.[2]

Retirement as bishop[]

On January 2, 2020, Pope Francis accepted Higgins's resignation as auxiliary bishop, which he submitted upon reaching the age of 75 as required by canon law.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Most Rev. Richard B. Higgins, S.T.L., D.D."; Archdiocese for the Military Services (2005); url accessed March 21, 2007
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bishop Higgins". Archdiocese for the Military, USA. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Ordination of Bishop Higgins
  4. ^ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard Higgins of the Military Services". Retrieved January 2, 2020.

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 Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA
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