Elias R. Lorenzo
Elias Richard Lorenzo OSB | |
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| Auxiliary bishop of Newark | |
 Elias Lorenzo | |
| Archdiocese | Newark |
| Appointed | February 27, 2020 |
| Installed | June 30, 2020 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tabuda President, American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 24, 1989 by Frank Joseph Rodimer |
| Consecration | June 30, 2020 by Joseph W. Tobin, Manuel Aurelio Cruz, John Walter Flesey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1960 |
| Motto | Nihil impossibile apud Deum Nothing is impossible with God |
| Styles of Elias Richard Lorenzo | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Elias RIchard Lorenzo, OSB (born October 6, 1960) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Newark since 2020.[1][2]
He was previously the abbot president of the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine monasteries.[3] Lorenzo was the third member of St. Mary's Abbey in Morris Township to hold this position and the first to become a bishop.[4]
Biography
Early life
Lorenzo was born on October 6, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended St. Agatha Parish Elementary School in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and Cathedral Preprepatory School and Seminary in Fort Green, Brooklyn. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Don Bosco College in Newton, New Jersey. Lorenzo entered St Mary's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the American-Cassinese Congregation in Morris Township, New Jersey, in 1983.
Priesthood
Lorenzo was ordained a priest of the Benedictine Order by Bishop Frank Rodimer on June 24, 1989. Lorenzo has served in several positions at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey:
- Secondary teacher and administrator
- Director of campus ministry
- Member of board of trustees
- Chairman of the Religious Studies department
- Vice president
Lorenzo has also served on the advisory board of Operation Smile International, having participated in medical missions to Bolivia, China, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, and the Philippines.
At St. Mary's Abbey, Lorenzo served as director of liturgy, prior of the abbey and rector of the church. During this same time, he served as a member and chairman of the Paterson Diocesan Liturgical Commission for 12 years. Following his service as prior, Lorenzo was appointed vicar for religious in the Diocese of Metuchen. Thereafter, he worked as canonical counsel for Praesidium, Inc. in the development of national safe environment standards and protocols. He currently serves on Praesidium's advisory board.
Lorenzo served as prior of the Primatial Abbey of Saint Anselmo in Rome from 2009 to 2016. In addition, he worked as procurator general for the Benedictine Order in Rome. Lorenzo is a founding member of the International Commission for Benedictine Education and served as its president. In this role, he has visited Benedictine schools throughout the United States, Western Europe, South America, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and the Philippines.
In 2016, Lorenzo was elected abbot president of the American Cassinese Congregation, an association of Benedictine monasteries in the United States. As abbot president, Lorenzo was a member of the Union of Superiors General, which met bi-annually in Rome, and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, which met bi-annually in various regions of the country and at a national assembly each year.
Lorenzo holds a Master of Liturgical Theology degree from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, an Master of Education degree in counseling psychology from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D,C.
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
On February 27, 2020, Lorenzo was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark by Pope Francis[5] Lorenzo's consecration, scheduled for May 5, 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, occurred on June 30, 2020. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin. The co-consecrators were Auxiliary Bishop John Flesey and Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Cruz. As of June 2020[update], Lorenzo serves as regional bishop for Union County in the archdiocese.
See also
References
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Three New Auxiliary Bishops of Newark". Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Three Auxiliary Bishops Named for Archdiocese of Newark". Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "The American-Cassinese Congregation | Officers". www.osb.org. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ "Abbot Elias Lorenzo". St. Mary's Abbey. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ "Nomina di Ausiliari dell'Arcidiocesi di Newark (U.S.A.)" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
