Mitchell T. Rozanski

Styles of
**Mitchell Thomas Rozanski**
Styles of; Mitchell Thomas Rozanski
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Mitchell Thomas Rozanski
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Mitchell Thomas Rozanski
Bishop of Springfield
Archdiocese	Boston
Diocese	Springfield
Appointed	June 19, 2014
Installed	August 12, 2014
Predecessor	Timothy A. McDonnell
Orders
Ordination	November 24, 1984; by William Donald Borders
Consecration	August 24, 2004; by William Henry Keeler, William Clifford Newman, and William Francis Malooly
Personal details
Born	August 6, 1958 (age 66); Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (2004–2014); Titular Bishop of Walla Walla (2004–2014);
Motto	SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS

Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (born August 6, 1958) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Biography

Early life and education

Mitchell Rozanski was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is of Polish descent and his surname means in Polish rose.^[1] He attended Sacred Heart of Mary School in Dundalk, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel High School in Essex, and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. before entering the Theological College at the Catholic University, where he received seminary training.^[2]

Ordination and ministry

He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop William Borders on November 24, 1984.^[3]

His parish assignments included appointments at St. Michael Church in Overlea in 1984 and the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in 1985.^[2] He was appointed Associate Pastor at St. Anthony Church in Baltimore in 1985 and at St. Isaac Jogues Church in the same city in 1990. He was named administrator of Holy Cross Church and of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Baltimore in March 1993, before being appointed pastor there in the following October.^[2] In January 2000, he was appointed temporary administrator of Immaculate Conception Church in Towson and in June of that year he assumed the same duties for St. John the Evangelist Church in Severna Park, where he was named pastor on November 28, 2000.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland

On July 3, 2004, Rozanski was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Walla Walla by Pope John Paul II.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 24 from William Cardinal Keeler, with Bishops William Newman and W. Francis Malooly serving as co-consecrators.^[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Serve The Lord With Gladness."^[4]

As an auxiliary bishop, Rozanski also served as Vicar for Hispanic Ministries and as Seton Vicar, in which position he ministered to the parishes in Anne Arundel, Howard, Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on April 18, 2011, that he would be named to succeed Edward U. Kmiec, the Bishop of the Buffalo, New York, as incoming Roman Catholic Co-Chairman of the Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic dialogue, due to Bishop Kmiec's impending retirement. He was named to the post by Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta, Georgia, and Chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. On November 12, 2013, he was elected to chair the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs beginning in 2014.^[5]

Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts

On June 19, 2014 Pope Francis named Rozanski the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield.^[6] He was installed as the Bishop of Springfield on August 12, 2014.

References

^ "The Coat of Arms of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Mitchell Thomas Rozanski, D.D." archbalt.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Most Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "Coat of Arms". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
^ http://www.usccb.org/news/2013/13-204.cfm
^ Associated Press (2014-06-19). "Pope names new Springfield, Massachusetts bishop". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-06-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Timothy A. McDonnell	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts 2014–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore 2004–2014	Succeeded by –

[Archdiocese_of_Baltimore-1] "The Coat of Arms of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Mitchell Thomas Rozanski, D.D." archbalt.org.

[arch-2] "Most Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.

[hierarchy-3] "Bishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[coat-4] "Coat of Arms". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.

[5] ttp://www.usccb.org/news/2013/13-204.cfm

[AP-6] Associated Press (2014-06-19). "Pope names new Springfield, Massachusetts bishop". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-06-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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