John Favalora

John Clement Favalora (born December 5, 1935) is the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami in Miami, Florida, and is now archbishop emeritus. He served as bishop in the dioceses of Alexandria, Louisiana and St. Petersburg, Florida. He was appointed the third Archbishop of Miami on November 3, 1994 and served until June 2010. Favalora is a former member of the Board of Trustees at The Catholic University of America and serves as a member of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. He serves as State Chaplain and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Florida in addition to being President of the Florida Catholic Conference. He is a member of the USCCB committees on Priestly Life and Ministry, Sexual Abuse and Pro-Life issues.[1]

The Most Reverend

John Clement Favalora
Archbishop Emeritus of Miami
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMiami
AppointedNovember 3, 1994
InstalledDecember 20, 1994
Term endedApril 20, 2010
PredecessorEdward Anthony McCarthy
SuccessorThomas Gerard Wenski
Orders
OrdinationDecember 20, 1961
ConsecrationJuly 29, 1986
by Pio Laghi, Philip Hannan, and William Benedict Friend
Personal details
Born (1935-12-05) December 5, 1935
New Orleans, Louisiana
Previous postBishop of Alexandria,
Bishop of St. Petersburg
Styles of
John Clement Favalora
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Education

Favalora was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he graduated from Jesuit High School in 1954. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph Seminary in St. Benedict, Louisiana; Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans; then the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he was ordained on December 20, 1961. He earned his bachelor's degree in Philosophy and History prior to his priestly ordination.[2]

After returning to his home diocese of New Orleans, he obtained certification as a secondary school teacher from Xavier University in New Orleans. Subsequently, he attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and obtained a master's degree in education from Tulane University in New Orleans.[3]

Pastoral work

Favalora served 25 years as a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans where he worked as a pastor, high school principal, director of vocations, and rector-president of Notre Dame Seminary.

Upon returning to New Orleans following his ordination, he served as Assistant Pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church from 1962–70. In addition to his duties at St. Theresa, Favalora served as Vice Rector of St. John Vianney Preparatory School in 1964 and, in 1968, was appointed Principal. In 1973, he began a six-year stint as Pastor of St. Angela Merici Church in Metairie.

In 1979, he was named Director of the Office of Vocations for the Archdiocese. Beginning in 1981, he was appointed Rector/President of Notre Dame Seminary, a position he held for the five years immediately prior to his appointment as Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana.[4]

Episcopacy
Favalora meeting in Little Haiti with Joe Biden, Janet Napolitano and Jill Biden in 2010.

Pope John Paul II appointed Father Favalora the ninth Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana on June 24, 1986. He was appointed to fill the vacancy left a week earlier when Bishop Wiliam B. Friend was appointed the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Shreveport.

Favalora was subsequently consecrated and installed as Bishop on July 29, 1986 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. Archbishop Pio Laghi served as Principal Consecrator with Archbishop Philip Hannan and Bishop William Benedict Friend serving as Principal Co-Consecrators.[5]

On March 14, 1989, Favalora was appointed by Pope John Paul II to be the third Bishop of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was appointed to succeed William Thomas Larkin, who submitted his letter of resignation abruptly in 1986 upon being diagnosed with leukemia. Bishop Larkin, still eligible to serve an additional 10 years, continued to lead the diocese until Bishop Favalora was installed on May 16, 1989.[6] On November 3, 1994, Bishop Favalora received his third episcopal appointment as the third Archbishop of Miami, Florida, succeeding Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, who retired upon reaching the usual retirement age. He was installed as Archbishop on December 20, 1994 at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Miami.[7] Archbishop Favalora submitted his resignation in April 2010, eight months before reaching the mandatory age for episcopal resignation of seventy-five.

Favalora has served as a member of the Board of Trustees at The Catholic University of America and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. He has also served as State Chaplain and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Florida in addition to being President of the Florida Catholic Conference. He has been a member of the USCCB committees on Priestly Life and Ministry, Sexual Abuse and Pro-Life issues.[8]

Episcopal lineage

See also

References
  1. "Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  2. "Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  3. "Archdiocese of Miami: Archbishop John C. Favalora". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  4. "Jesuit High School – New Orleans, LA". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  5. "Archbishop John C. Favalora – Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  6. "St. Petersburg Times – Bishop's legacy: humility, inclusion". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  7. "Archdiocese of Miami: Archbishop John C. Favalora". Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  8. "Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora". Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2007.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Edward Anthony McCarthy		 Archbishop of Miami
1994–2010		 Succeeded by
Thomas Wenski
Preceded by
William T. Larkin		 Bishop of St. Petersburg
1989–1994		 Succeeded by
Robert Nugent Lynch
Preceded by
William Benedict Friend		 Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana
1986–1989		 Succeeded by
Sam Gallip Jacobs
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