John Samuel Bonnici (born February 17, 1965) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York in New York City since 2022.
John S. Bonnici | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of New York Titular Bishop of Arindela | |
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| Archdiocese | New York |
| Appointed | January 25, 2022 |
| Installed | March 1, 2022 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Arindela, Pastor of Sts. John and Paul Parish and St. Augustine Parish, Larchmont, NY |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 22, 1991 by John O'Connor |
| Consecration | March 1, 2022 by Timothy M. Dolan, John Joseph O'Hara, Gerald Thomas Walsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1965 |
| Motto | To Jesus through Mary |
| Styles of John Samuel Bonnici | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
editEarly life
editJohn Bonnici was born on February 17, 1965, in New York City. He is a 1983 graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Queens, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree in biology and philosophy at St. John's University in Brooklyn, New York, in 1987.[1]
Malone traveled to Rome in 1987 to attend the seminary of the Pontifical North American College and study at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He received a licentiate from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome in 1992.[2]
Priesthood
editBonnici was ordained a priest at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on June 22, 1991, by Cardinal John O'Connor for the Archdiocese of New York.[3] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Bonnici to the faculty of St Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, for one year.[2] He was moved in 1992 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Elmsford, New York, to serve as its parochial administrator.[2] In 1995, Bonnici left Our lady to become assistant director of the assistant director of the archdiocesan family life/respect life office; he became director the next year.[2][4]
New York Governor George Pataki appointed Bonnici to a six-year term on the board of trustees of the City University of New York in April 2002.[5] His appointment was criticized for his lack of higher education expertise and his political positions on LGBTQ rights and abortion rights for women.[6] That same year, the archdiocese moved Bonnici to St. Philip Neri Parish in The Bronx to serve as its pastor.[2]
In 2003, Bonnici was awarded a Master of Divinity degree in theology and a Master of Arts degree in theology (specializing in church history) from St. Joseph’s Seminary. He left St. Philip Neri in 2008 to serve as pastor at St. Columba in Chester, New York, working there for the next 13 years. He also served as parochial administrator at St. Mary’s Parish in Washingtonville, New York, from 2020 to 2021.[7][2]
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
editOn January 25, 2022, Pope Francis appointed Bonnici as an auxiliary bishop of New York. Bonnici was consecrated as a bishop at St. Patrick's Cathedral by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on March 1, 2022, with Auxiliary Bishops John O'Hara and Gerald Walsh serving as co-consecrators.[8][9][3]
In May 2022, Bonnici accompanied Dolan on a visit to Poland and Slovakia to call attention to the plight of Ukrainian refugees from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.01.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Pope Francis Names Two New Auxiliary Bishops of New York". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ a b "Bishop John Samuel Bonnici [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ Arenson, Karen W. (2002-04-10). "Priest Aspires to CUNY Board". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Two New CUNY Trustees Appointed". CUNY Matters. Summer 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Arenson, Karen W. (April 10, 2002). "Priest Aspires to CUNY Board". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Pope names two New York pastors as auxiliary bishops of N.Y. Archdiocese". National Catholic Reporter. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Pope Francis Appoints Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of New York" (Press release). Archdiocese of New York. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Two New Auxiliary Bishops of New York" (Press release). U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "American bishop sees strong faith among Ukrainians affected by war". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
