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Bishop
Noonan was born February 26, 1951 in Limerick, Ireland,
the only child of John Noonan and Margaret Purcell. In
1977, he entered St. John Vianney College Seminary in
Miami, later earning Masters degrees from both St.
Vincent de Paul Seminary, Boynton Beach and Boston
College. Bishop Noonan was ordained to the priesthood in
1983 and to the episcopacy, August 24, 2005 at the
Cathedral of St. Mary, Miami.
Miami 's ninth
auxiliary bishop is Irish by birth but Floridian by
choice. Friends and
co-workers describe Bishop John Noonan as a
“priest's priest,” a wise man with strong principles,
gentle ways and total dedication to service.
Archbishop
John C. Favalora has appointed Bishop Noonan as
executive director of the Ministry to Persons, which
includes priests, deacons, religious, vocations,
associations of Christian faithful, and ministries to
professional groups such as attorneys, doctors and
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