Mark E. Brennan

Styles of
**Mark Edward Brennan**
Styles of; Mark Edward Brennan
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Mark Edward Brennan
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Mark Edward Brennan
Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
Archdiocese	Baltimore
Diocese	Wheeling-Charleston
Appointed	July 23, 2019
Predecessor	Michael J. Bransfield
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
Orders
Ordination	May 15, 1976; by William Wakefield Baum
Consecration	January 19, 2017; by William E. Lori, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, and Donald Wuerl
Personal details
Born	February 6, 1947 (age 77); Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	United States
Motto	Living the Truth in Love

Mark Edward Brennan (born February 6, 1947) is an American Roman Catholic prelate who is the 9th and current bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. He was installed on August 22, 2019.^[1]^[2]

Early years

Brennan was born on February 6, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[3] He attended public elementary and junior high schools before attending St. Anthony's High School in Washington, D.C. He received a bachelor's degree in history in 1969 from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.^[4]

After receiving his bachelor's degree, he completed one year of philosophy studies at Christ the King Seminary in New York before attending the Pontifical North American College in Rome, earning a S.T.B. in 1973 and a master's degree in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.^[4]

Priestly ministry

Brennan was ordained to the diaconate May 10, 1973, in Rome. He served diaconal assignments at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish, Washington, summer 1973; St. Aloysius Parish, Leonardtown, Maryland, 1974–1975; and St. John Parish, Clinton, Maryland, 1975–1976.

He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington by Archbishop William W. Baum on May 15, 1976.^[3] His clergy assignments in Washington included the following:^[5]

Pastor, St. Martin of Tours Parish, Gaithersburg, MD (2003–2016)
Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Washington, DC (1998–2003)
Director of Priestly Vocations (1988–1998)
Parochial Vicar, St. Bartholomew Parish, Bethesda, MD (1986–1988)
Spanish language and cultural studies in Dominican Republic and Colombia (1985–1986)
Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X Parish, Bowie, MD (1981–1985)
Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Potomac, MD (1976–1981)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

Pope Francis appointed Brennan auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on December 5, 2016.^[6]^[7] He was consecrated titular Bishop of Rusibisir on January 19, 2017.^[8]

Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston

On July 23, 2019, Pope Francis named him Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston,^[9] to succeed Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, who had retired in 2018 and, days before Brennan's appointment, had been subjected to Vatican sanctions "for financial crimes and sexual harassment".^[10] He was installed as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston during a ceremony held at Wheeling's Cathedral of Saint Joseph on 22 August 2019.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG71_xF9xuU
^ "Pope Francis Announces Appointment of Bishop Mark E. Brennan As Ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Gunty, Christopher (December 5, 2016). "Pope Francis appoints two auxiliary bishops for Baltimore: Monsignors Mark Brennan and Adam Parker". Catholic Review. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b Gunty, Christopher (December 5, 2016). "Nomination as auxiliary bishop took Monsignor Brennan by surprise". Catholic Review. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ https://www.archbalt.org/our-bishops/bishop-mark-e-brennan/biography/
^ "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore, Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden". Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ "Pope Francis Appoints Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Baltimore" (Press release). Retrieved December 5, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "The Catholic Review > Local News > 'Let us rejoice and be glad': Two ordained as auxiliary bishops for Baltimore Archdiocese". www.catholicreview.org. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.07.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ Feuerherd, Peter (20 July 2019). "West Virginia bishop formally disciplined by Pope Francis". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Michael J. Bransfield	Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston 2019–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore 2017–2019	Succeeded by –

[dwcspeaks-1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG71_xF9xuU

[2] "Pope Francis Announces Appointment of Bishop Mark E. Brennan As Ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[bishop_CR-3] Gunty, Christopher (December 5, 2016). "Pope Francis appoints two auxiliary bishops for Baltimore: Monsignors Mark Brennan and Adam Parker". Catholic Review. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[surprised_CR-4] Gunty, Christopher (December 5, 2016). "Nomination as auxiliary bishop took Monsignor Brennan by surprise". Catholic Review. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

[5] ttps://www.archbalt.org/our-bishops/bishop-mark-e-brennan/biography/

[6] "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore, Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden". Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[7] "Pope Francis Appoints Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Baltimore" (Press release). Retrieved December 5, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "The Catholic Review > Local News > 'Let us rejoice and be glad': Two ordained as auxiliary bishops for Baltimore Archdiocese". www.catholicreview.org. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[9] "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.07.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[10] Feuerherd, Peter (20 July 2019). "West Virginia bishop formally disciplined by Pope Francis". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

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Bishops	Ordinaries Richard Vincent Whelan John Joseph Kain Patrick James Donahue John Joseph Swint Joseph Howard Hodges Francis B. Schulte Bernard William Schmitt Michael J. Bransfield Mark E. Brennan Coadjutor Thomas John McDonnell Auxiliary James Edward Michaels
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