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American priest
His Excellency
Joseph Michael Sullivan
Church Roman Catholic Church See Titular See of Suliana In office 1980–2013 Predecessor Alfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals Successor Vacant Ordination June 2, 1956 Consecration October 24, 1980Francis John Mugavero Born (1930-03-23 ) March 23, 1930Died June 7, 2013(2013-06-07) (aged 83)
Joseph Michael Sullivan (March 23, 1930 – June 7, 2013) was an American priest and later Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn , New York in the Roman Catholic Church from 1980 to 2005.
Born in Brooklyn , New York City , Sullivan was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn on June 2, 1956. He was elected executive vice-president of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities USA in 1979.
Sullivan was appointed titular bishop of Suliana on October 4, 1980, and was consecrated bishop on November 24, 1980. As auxiliary, Bishop Sullivan held the titles of Vicar for Human Services and regional bishop for the 62 parishes of Brooklyn's West Vicariate. Sullivan served as chairman of the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens and of the Social Develop and World Peace department of the U.S. bishops' conference. In the late 1990s, Bishop Sullivan chaired an ad hoc committee to produce a pastoral letter on charity, with which he intended "to reclaim the meaning of charity."[ 1]
Sullivan retired on May 12, 2005.[ 2]
He died on June 7, 2013, from injuries sustained in an auto accident May 30, 2013.[ 3]
Bishops Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn Co-cathedral
Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn Basilicas
Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn Parishes
Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn Holy Cross Church, Queens Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Queens
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn St. Adalbert, Queens St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn St. Sebastian Church, Queens St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Queens Transfiguration, Queens St. Matthias Church, Queens Former parishes
Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Brooklyn St. Blaise's Church, Brooklyn St. Monica's Church, Queens Education
Seminary
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Queens High schools, Brooklyn (diocesan and independent)
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Fontbonne Hall Academy Nazareth Regional High School St. Edmund Preparatory High School Saint Saviour High School of Brooklyn Xaverian High School High schools, Queens (diocesan and independent)
Archbishop Molloy High School Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary Christ the King Regional High School Holy Cross High School Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School St. Francis Preparatory School St. John's Preparatory School The Mary Louis Academy High schools, former
All Saints High School, Brooklyn
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, Brooklyn Bishop Kearney High School Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School, Brooklyn
Bishop Reilly High School, Queens
Brooklyn Prep Catherine McAuley High School Dominican Commercial High School Mater Christi High School, Queens
Most Holy Trinity High School, Brooklyn
Our Lady of Perpetual Help High School, Brooklyn
Our Lady of Wisdom High School, Queens
St. Stephen's High School, Brooklyn
St. Agnes Academic High School, Brooklyn
St. Agnes High School St. Albert's High School, Brooklyn
St. Angela's High School, Brooklyn
St. Brendan's High School, Brooklyn
St. Joseph High School, Brooklyn St. Michael's High School, Brooklyn
St. Nicholas High School, Brooklyn
St. Pascal Baylon High School, Queens
Stella Maris High School Miscellany
