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Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito was installed as the fifth
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach on August
28, 2003, at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola.
Prior to this, he had served as the 12th Bishop of the
Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg since January 7, 2000.
Bishop Barbarito was appointed to Ogdensburg by Pope
John Paul II on October 26, 1999. He had served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn since 1994.
Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito, the son of Anna Marie
and the late Samuel A. Barbarito, was born in Brooklyn,
January 4, 1950. He began his studies for the priesthood
at Cathedral Prep Seminary in Fort Greene, Brooklyn,
graduating in 1967. He continued his studies at
Cathedral College in Douglaston, Queens, where he earned
a Bachelor's degree in 1971. His theology studies took
place at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington,
New York, where upon completing his work in 1975, he
received a Master of Divinity degree.
Before being ordained to the priesthood, Bishop
Barbarito served as a deacon at St. Francis of Assisi,
Astoria, Queens, for one year.
The Bishop was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop
Francis J. Mugavero at St. Francis of Assisi Church,
Astoria, on January 31, 1976. After his ordination, he
was assigned to St. Helen's Church in Howard Beach,
Queens. He remained there until 1981, when Bishop
Mugavero appointed him Assistant Chancellor. He held
this position for one year and was then sent to the
Catholic University of America in Washington for two
years, where he earned a Licentiate in Canon Law.
The Bishop was named the Vice Chancellor of the Diocese
of Brooklyn in 1984, and he remained in that position
until 1992, when Bishop Thomas V. Daily, Bishop of
Brooklyn, appointed him secretary. Bishop Barbarito was
master of ceremonies for Auxiliary Bishop Joseph P.
Denning from 1984 to 1990.
Bishop Barbarito has served on the College of Consultors,
the Priests' Personnel Board, the Presbyteral Council
and as an appellate judge at the diocesan tribunal. He
has also served as a consultant to the Canonical Affairs
Committee of the National Conference of Catholic
Bishops. He is a member of the Catholic Biblical
Association and the Canon Law Society of America.
Bishop Barbarito was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of
Brooklyn by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1994. Bishop
Barbarito was ordained a bishop on August 22, 1994, by
Bishop Thomas V. Daily. Bishop Barbarito was assigned as
Regional Bishop for Brooklyn Vicariate East as well as
Vicar for Ministry for the Diocese of Brooklyn. As Vicar
for Ministry, he assisted with the ongoing formation of
priests in the diocese. His office was in the Marine
Park section of Brooklyn. |
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