Victor Galeone

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Victor Benito Galeone
Bishop Emeritus of St. Augustine
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseMiami
DioceseSt. Augustine
AppointedJune 26, 2001
InstalledAugust 21, 2001
Term endedApril 27, 2011
PredecessorJohn J. Snyder
SuccessorFelipe de Jesus Estevez
Orders
OrdinationDecember 18, 1960
ConsecrationAugust 21, 2001
by John Favalora, John J. Snyder, and William Francis Malooly
Personal details
Born (1935-09-13) September 13, 1935 (age 86)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MottoLove, Joy, Peace
Styles of
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Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Victor Benito Galeone (born 1935) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 2001 to 2011.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Victor Galeone was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1935, the son of Angelo and Rita Galeone and the fourth of five children. He attended St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parochial School in Highlandtown, Baltimore. After deciding to become a priest, Galeone in 1949 entered the minor seminary of St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland. Galeone was then sent to Rome to enter the Pontifical North American College and study at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1]

Priesthood[]

Galeone was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Bishop Martin J. O’Connor in the chapel of the North American College on December 18, 1960. [2]He received his Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Bachelor of Theology degree from the Gregorian University in 1961.[1][3]

On his return to Baltimore in 1961, Galeone was assigned as an associate pastor in several parishes in the archdiocese. He started teaching at St. Paul Latin High School in Baltimore and soon became principal. Galeone received a Master of Education degree from Loyola College Maryland in Baltimore in 1969.[1]

In 1970, Galeone traveled to Peru to serve a five year term as a missionary priest for the Missionary Society of St. James. After his time in Peru, he had pastoral assignments in the archdiocese for the next three years. In 1978, Galeone went back to Peru, serving again there with the Missionary Society until 1985.

On returning to Baltimore, he served as pastor in several archdiocese parishes. In 1989 to 1996, Galeone was appointed pastor of St. Thomas More Paris in Baltimore. In December, 1995, Pope Paul II named Galeone as a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor). After seven years at St. Thomas More, he was reassigned in 1996 as pastor of St. Agnes Parish in Catonsville, Maryland, his final assignment with the archdiocese.[3]Galeone's archdiocesan positions included parochial vicar and memberships on the Priests Council, the College of Consultors and the National Board of Directors of the Holy Childhood Association.[1]

Bishop of St. Augustine[]

On June 26, 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed Galeone as Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine. He was consecrated on August 21, 2001, in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. Archbishop John C. Favalora served as the principal consecrator with Bishop Snyder and Bishop W. Francis Malooly serving as the principal co-consecrators.[4] Galeone's episcopal motto is "Love, Joy, Peace."[5]

In 2003, a Florida woman wrote Galeone about being sexually abused when she was 11 years old by William Malone, a diocese priest. The woman had previously in 1991 brought these same accusations to Bishop John J. Snyder. The diocese had dismissed the accusations then as being not credible. Galeone met with the women in 2003, but never submitted her case for review by Diocesan Review Board nor contacted the local district attorney. This was despite the fact that the diocese knew that diocese was providing financial support for child of Malones from another victim. In 2018, Malone was added to a list of diocese priests with credible accusations of child sexual abuse.[6]

Galeone is arguably one of the most outspoken orthodox bishops in the country. He has, on several occasions, strongly condemned birth control[7] and politicians who support abortion.[8]

In April 2016, Galeone remove Stephen Charest from his post as pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Lake Wales, Florida. Charest had been arrested on April 20, 2016 for solicitation to commit lewdness. Charest was arrested after soliciting a sex act from an undercover sheriff's deputy in a wooded area in the town.[9]

Retirement[]

Galeone's letter of resignation as Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine was formally accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on April 27, 2011. He was succeeded by Bishop Felipe de Jesus Estevez, in June 2011.[1]

Bibliography[]

On February 4, 2015, Galeone's book Joyful Good News: for Young and Old was published by the Magnificat Institute Press. ASIN: B00T708RTK[clarification needed]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Emeritus Victor Galeone | Diocese of St. Augustine". 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. ^ "Bishop Victor Benito Galeone [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  3. ^ a b "Bishop Galeone of St. Augustine retires; ministry began in Baltimore". Archdiocese of Baltimore. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. ^ "Bishop Victor Benito Galeone". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.flacathconf.org/aboutus/bishops/galeone.htm
  6. ^ Wiley, Kelly (2021-02-04). "Former Jacksonville bishops failed to report sexual abuse allegations, records show". WJXT. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  7. ^ "Priests for Life Library: Pastoral Plan for Pro-life Activities".
  8. ^ http://www.wf-f.org/Bishops_Catholics_Politics1990-2004.html#anchor216619
  9. ^ says, Sylvia. ""Catholic priest arrested for soliciting sex from male undercover deputy" & related article | Sylvia's Site". Retrieved 2022-01-22.

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Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of St. Augustine
2001–2011 		Succeeded by
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