Samuel Joseph Aquila (/əkwiːlə/; born September 24, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Denver since 2012. He was Bishop of Fargo from 2002 to 2012. He is on the board of directors for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS).
Samuel Joseph Aquila | |
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| Archbishop of Denver | |
.jpg) Aquila in 2014 | |
| Archdiocese | Denver |
| Appointed | May 29, 2012 |
| Installed | July 18, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Charles Chaput |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 5, 1976 by James Vincent Casey |
| Consecration | August 24, 2001 by Harry Joseph Flynn, James Stephen Sullivan, and Charles J. Chaput |
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| Born | September 24, 1950 |
| Motto | Quodcumque dixerit facite (Do whatever He says) — John 2:5 |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Biography
editEarly life
editAquila 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 there. In 2000, Pope John Paul II named Aquila an honorary prelate (monsignor).
Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Fargo
editOn May 29, 2001, Pope John Paul II named Aquila Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Fargo. He was consecrated on August 24, 2001, by Archbishop Harry Flynn.[1] Aquila became Bishop of Fargo on March 18, 2002, upon the retirement of Bishop James Sullivan.[citation needed]
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
editOn May 29, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named Aquila the Archbishop of Denver.[4] Aquila was installed in a ceremony on July 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pope Appoints New Archbishop Of Denver". www.thedenverchannel.com. May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Catholic Diocese of Fargo, ND - Office of the Bishop". www.fargodiocese.org. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012.
- ^ Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
- ^ Medlin, Marianne (May 29, 2012). "Pope appoints Fargo bishop to lead Denver archdiocese". Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Draper, Electa (May 29, 2012). "Vatican names Samuel J. Aquila Catholic archbishop in Denver". Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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