James Massa

James Massa (born September 3, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn and rector of St. Joseph Seminary (Dunwoodie).

The Most Reverend James Massa
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn Titular Bishop of Bardstown
Archdiocese	New York
Diocese	Brooklyn
Appointed	May 19, 2015
Installed	July 20, 2015
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Bardstown
Orders
Ordination	October 25, 1986 by Francis Mugavero
Consecration	July 20, 2015 by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, William Murphy, Raymond Chappetto
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1960 Jersey City, New Jersey
Motto	UT OMNES UNUM SINT

Styles of James Massa
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

James Massa was born on September 3, 1960 in Jersey City, New Jersey in the Archdiocese of Newark. He studied at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut and the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. He holds a B.A. from Boston College (1982), a Masters in theology from Yale Divinity School (1985), and a doctorate in systematic theology from Fordham University (1997) where he was supervised by Avery Dulles, SJ. He has published several articles and book reviews.

He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn on Oct. 25, 1986 by Bishop Francis Mugavero.

After priestly ordination he held the following positions: assistant priest of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Forest Hills, NY (1986-1990); adjunct professor at Saint John's University in Queens (1987-1989); Chaplain of Queens College (1990-1993); Chaplain and professor of Kansas Newman College (1993-1996); Professor of Pope John XXIII National Seminary (1997-2001) and the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington (2001-2005); Executive Director of the Committee ecumenical and interreligious US bishops' conference (2005-2011); Consultant to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (since 2007), Professor of Saint Joseph Seminary in Dunwoodie, New York (since 2012), Moderator of the Curia of the Diocese of Brooklyn and administrator of Holy Name Parish in Brooklyn (2014).

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Massa was appointed Titular Bishop of Bardstown and Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn on May 19, 2015 by Pope Francis. He received his episcopal consecration on July 20, 2015.

In addition to English, he speaks Spanish and German.[1] [2] [3] [4]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. "Bishop James Massa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
2. "Bishop James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop". Diocese of Brooklyn. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
3. Siemaszko, Corky (May 19, 2015). "Pope Francis promotes 2 NYC priests to auxiliary bishops, will serve borough and Queens' 1.5 million Catholics". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
4. "Bishop James Massa". Vatican Bulletin. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Official Site

Episcopal succession