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John Joseph Jenik
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Titular Bishop of Druas
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseNew York
AppointedJune 14, 2014
InstalledAugust 4, 2014
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Druas
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1970
by Terence Cooke
ConsecrationAugust 4, 2014
by Timothy M. Dolan, Gerald Thomas Walsh, and Dominick John Lagonegro
Personal details
Born (1944-03-07) March 7, 1944 (age 80)
MottoDEFEND THE POOR AND NEEDY
Styles of
John Joseph Jenik
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

John Joseph Jenik (born March 7, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.

Biography

Jenik was born on Manhattan and was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Cathedral College High School. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie. Jenik was ordained a priest by Cardinal Terence Cooke on May 30, 1970.[1] He studied Spanish at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and earned a master's degree in education from Fordham University. His pastoral assignments were all in The Bronx. They included parochial vicar at St. Jerome’s parish from 1970 to 1974, St. Thomas Aquinas parish from 1974 to 1978 and Our Lady of Refuge parish from 1978 to 1985. He then served as pastor at Our Lady of Refuge from 1985 to 2014.[2] Jenik was named a monsignor in 1995, and served as regional vicar for the Northeast Bronx from 2006 to 2014.

Jenik was named the Titular Bishop of Druas and Auxiliary Bishop of New York by Pope Francis on June 14, 2014. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 4, 2014. New York auxiliary bishops Gerald Thomas Walsh and Dominick John Lagonegro were the co-consecrators.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bishop John Joseph Jenik". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. ^ John Woods (2014-07-24). "Ordination of Three Auxiliary Bishops". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2014-08-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
2014–Present
Succeeded by