Henry J. Mansell
| Henry Joseph Mansell | |
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| Archbishop of Hartford | |
| Predecessor | Daniel Anthony Cronin |
| Successor | current |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of New York (1992-1995) Bishop of Buffalo (1995-2003) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 19, 1962 |
| Consecration | November 24, 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1937 New York City, New York |
| Styles of Henry Mansell |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Henry Joseph Mansell (born 10 October 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Archbishop of Hartford, having previously served as Bishop of Buffalo from 1995 to 2003.
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[edit] Early life and ministry
Henry Mansell was born in The Bronx to Henry and Bridget (née Finn) Mansell,[1] and baptized at St. Augustine's Church three weeks later.[2] He has a sister, Anne.[1] He attended Cathedral College, the preparatory seminary of the Archdiocese of New York, in Manhattan from 1951 to 1957, and then entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in 1959. Mansell then studied at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Martin O'Connor on December 19, 1962.[2] He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Gregorian in 1963, and did postgraduate work at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. until 1965.
Mansell served as a parish priest at parishes in Harrison, his native Bronx, and Larchmont.[2] He was appointed director of the Office of Parish Councils on June 9, 1972, and Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York on July 1, 1985. On March 17, 1986, Mansell was made an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness.[2] He later became director of Priest Personnel and Chancellor (1988) of the Archdiocese.
[edit] Episcopal career
On November 24, 1992, Mansell was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of New York and Titular Bishop of Marazanae by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1993 from Pope John Paul II himself, with Archbishops Giovanni Re and Justin Rigali serving as co-consecrators, in Rome. He selected as his episcopal motto, "Blessed be God" (Psalms 68:36).
[edit] Bishop of Buffalo
Mansell was later named the twelfth Bishop of Buffalo on April 18, 1995. Succeeding the retiring Edward D. Head, he was formally installed on the following June 12 at St. Joseph's Cathedral.
During his tenure, Mansell visited every parish in the diocese, most of them multiple times. He also promoted Catholic education, and health care and social service institutes within the diocese. Mansell established the Catholic Health Care System of Western New York, uniting the resources of local Catholic hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. In 1996 he instituted the diocese's vicariate structure, and in 1997 he led the diocese in celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Mansell received honorary doctorates from Niagara University in May 1996, from St. Bonaventure University in August 1996, and from Canisius College in May 1997. In September 2003, Governor George Pataki named him to the State Commission on Education Reform, a group of education, business, and community leaders dedicated to reforming New York's education system.
Few parishes were closed during Mansell's tenure as Buffalo bishop.
[edit] Archbishop of Hartford
John Paul II promoted Mansell to the fourth Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, on October 20, 2003. He was installed on December 18 of that same year.
In 2005, the Archdiocese of Hartford paid $22 million to settle sexual abuse claims brought by 43 people against 14 priests, the majority of cases occurring in the 1960s and 1970s.[3] Mansell considered the settlement "part of a healing process for the persons whose lives have been severely harmed by the evil of sexual abuse and for the Church itself."[3]
Mansell is a proponent of the Traditional Latin Mass.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Paid Notice: Deaths MANSELL, BRIDGET J.". The New York Times. 1998-06-04. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E7DA173BF937A35755C0A96E958260.
- ^ a b c d "The Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell: Chronology". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. http://www.ortv.org/Installation/Mansell_chronology.htm.
- ^ a b Yardley, William (2005-11-01). "Church Settles Abuse Claims In Hartford". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0D61F3FF932A35752C1A9639C8B63.
- ^ Diocese of Hartford: Archbishop's Column - The Catholic Transcript: The Celebration of Mass September 2007 Issue
| Preceded by Edward D. Head |
Bishop of Buffalo 1995–2003 |
Succeeded by Edward U. Kmiec |
| Preceded by Daniel A. Cronin |
Archbishop of Hartford 2003–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
