Samuel J. Aquila Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Samuel Joseph Aquila
Archbishop of Denver
Archdiocese:Denver
Appointed:May 29, 2012
Enthroned:July 18, 2012
Predecessor:Charles Chaput
Ordination:June 5, 1976
Consecration:August 24, 2001
Consecrated By:Harry Joseph Flynn, James Stephen Sullivan, and Charles J. Chaput
Birth Date:September 24, 1950
Birth Place:Burbank, California, US
Motto:Quodcumque dixerit facite
(Do whatever He says)
John 2:5
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Samuel Joseph Aquila.svg
Ordained By:James Vincent Casey
Samuel Joseph Aquila
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Samuel Joseph Aquila (; born September 24, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Denver since 2012. He previously served as Bishop of Fargo and is on the board of directors for FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students).

Biography

Early life

Aquila was born on September 24, 1950, in Burbank, California. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop James Casey on June 5, 1976, for the Archdiocese of Denver. From 1999 to 2001, Aquila served as the first rector of St. John Vianney Seminary and chief executive officer of the Our Lady of the New Advent Theological Institute at St. John Vianney. In 2000, Pope John Paul II named Aquila an honorary prelate (monsignor).

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Fargo

On May 29, 2001, Pope John Paul II named Aquila as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Fargo. He was consecrated on August 24, 2001, by Archbishop Harry Flynn.[1] Aquila automatically became Bishop of Fargo on March 18, 2002, succeeding Bishop James Sullivan.

From 2005 to 2006, Aquila served as interim administrator of the Diocese of Sioux Falls until the consecration of Paul J. Swain in October 2006.[2] [3]

Archbishop of Denver

On May 29, 2012, Aquila was named by Pope Benedict XVI as Archbishop of Denver.[4] Aquila was installed in a ceremony on July 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pope Appoints New Archbishop Of Denver . www.thedenverchannel.com . 9 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180740/https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/pope-appoints-new-archbishop-of-denver . June 20, 2018 . en . May 29, 2012.
  2. Web site: Catholic Diocese of Fargo, ND - Office of the Bishop . www.fargodiocese.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711154539/http://www.fargodiocese.org/bishopsoffice . 2012-07-11.
  3. http://www.diocese-of-sioux-falls.org/communication/bulletin/2005/april/index.html Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
  4. News: Pope appoints Fargo bishop to lead Denver archdiocese . Marianne . Medlin . May 29, 2012 . May 29, 2012.
  5. News: Vatican names Samuel J. Aquila Catholic archbishop in Denver . Electa . Draper . May 29, 2012 . May 29, 2012.