Richard Brendan Higgins
Richard Brendan Higgins | |
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus for the Military Services, USA Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae | |
Archdiocese | Military Services, USA |
Appointed | May 7, 2004 |
Installed | July 3, 2004 |
Term ended | January 2, 2020 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 9, 1968 |
Consecration | July 3, 2004 by Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Howard James Hubbard, and William Weigand |
Personal details | |
Born | Longford, County Longford, Ireland | February 22, 1944
Died | January 2, 2020 St. Peter's Square, Vatican City |
Motto | Ecce Ego Mitte Me |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Richard Brendan Higgins | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
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, NAS Keflavik, Laughlin Air Force Base, Bitburg AB, Malmstrom AFB, Maxwell Air Force Base, RAF Lakenheath, Nellis AFB, and Pope Air Force Base.[2]
Higgins's postings also included the Air Command and Staff College, the United States Air Force Academy, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe, and Headquarters Pacific Air Forces.[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. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Edwin O'Brien; his Principal 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 bishop, which he submitted upon reaching the age of 75 as required by canon law.[4]
See also[]
- Military chaplain
- United States Air Force Chaplain Corps
- United States military chaplains
References[]
- ^ "Most Rev. Richard B. Higgins, S.T.L., D.D."; Archdiocese for the Military Services (2005); url accessed March 21, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bishop Higgins". Archdiocese for the Military, USA. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Ordination of Bishop Higgins
- ^ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard Higgins of the Military Services". Retrieved January 2, 2020.
External links[]
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- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Official Website
- Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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- 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
- United States Air Force officers
- Irish emigrants to the United States
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
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