Timothy Broglio

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Timothy Paul Broglio
Archbishop for the Military Services, USA
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Broglio in 2015
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMilitary Services, USA
AppointedNovember 19, 2007
InstalledJanuary 25, 2008
PredecessorEdwin F. O'Brien
Orders
OrdinationMay 19, 1977
by Sergio Pignedoli
ConsecrationMarch 19, 2001
by John Paul II, Angelo Sodano, and Giovanni Battista Re
Personal details
Born (1951-12-22) December 22, 1951 (age 70)
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Alma materBoston College
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoQUAERITE REGNUM DEI (Seek God's Kingdom)
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Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio (born December 22, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop for the Military Services, USA.

Biography[]

Timothy Broglio was born December 22, 1951[1] in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, OH. After graduating from high school, Broglio attended Boston College where he obtained an A.B. in classics.

He entered the Pontifical Gregorian University after graduating from college and earned a S.T.B. Broglio was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Cleveland by Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli on May 19, 1977. Broglio then served as an associate pastor at St. Margaret Mary Parish, in South Euclid, Ohio, later remarking that the assignment was "the best two years of [his] life".[1]

Returning to Rome in 1979, he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and graduated in 1983; He also earned his J.C.D. from the Gregorian, and joined the Vatican’s diplomatic corps. After serving as secretary for the nunciatures to the Ivory Coast (1983-1987) and to Paraguay (1987-1990), Broglio worked at the Vatican Secretariat of State as desk officer for Central America and then as personal secretary to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

On February 27, 2001, Broglio was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, and Titular Archbishop of Amiternum.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on March 19 from Pope John Paul II, with Cardinals Angelo Sodano and Giovanni Battista Re serving as co-consecrators. His consecration, and the days leading to it, was recorded and used by National Geographic in their 2001 documentary, "Inside the Vatican."[3]

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Distance University.[4]

Archbishop of the Military Services, USA[]

Broglio celebrating Mass at the Naval Academy Chapel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pope Benedict XVI named Broglio head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA on November 19, 2007.[5] He was installed on January 25, 2008, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. During his tenure, Broglio has publicly voiced opposition to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate and the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, and showed support for the Trump administration's ban on transgender individuals serving in the United States military.[6] In October 2021, Broglio released a statement supporting the military's granting of exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination mandates on the basis of service members' conscience-based objections.[7]

Aside from his native English, Broglio is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and French.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b O’Grady, Robert M. (November 23, 2007). "BC alumnus named to head Archdiocese for the Military Services". The Pilot. Catholic News Service.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.02.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. February 27, 2001. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Inside the Vatican (film). 2001.
  4. ^ "About The Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, JCD". Catholic Distance University. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.11.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. November 19, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Case, Mary Anne (2019). "Trans Formations in the Vatican's War on "Gender Ideology"". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 44 (3): 639–664. doi:10.1086/701498.
  7. ^ Howe, Elizabeth (October 12, 2021). "Catholic Troops Can Refuse COVID Vaccine, Archbishop Declares". Defense One.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop for the Military Services
January 25, 2008 – Present 		Incumbent
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic
2001–2007 		Succeeded by
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