Robert John Brennan | |
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Bishop of Brooklyn | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Brooklyn |
Appointed | September 29, 2021 |
Installed | November 30, 2021 |
Predecessor | Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio |
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Ordination | May 27, 1989 by John R. McGann |
Consecration | July 25, 2012 by William Francis Murphy Charles J. Chaput Paul Henry Walsh |
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Alma mater | St. John's University Seminary of the Immaculate Conception |
Motto | Thy will be done |
Styles of Robert John Brennan | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Robert John Brennan (born June 7, 1962) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City since 2021. Previously he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York from 2012 to 2019, and as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 2019 to 2021.
Robert J. Brennan was born on June 7, 1962, to Robert and Patricia Brennan in the Bronx, New York. He has two brothers and two sisters. His maternal grandfather was an immigrant from Ireland. Robert Brennan earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics from St. John's University in Queens. [1]
Brennan was raised in Lindenhurst, New York. He went to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in Lindenhurst and then attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip, New York. After finishing high school, Brennan entered St. John’s University in Queens, New York, where he received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computer science. [1]
Having decided to become a priest, Brennan enrolled at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York, where he was awarded a Master of Divinity degree. [1]
Brennan was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rockville Centre at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on May 27, 1989, by Bishop John R. McGann. [2] Brennan's first pastoral assignment was at St. Patrick Parish in Smithtown, New York. [1]
In 1994, McGann appointed Brennan as his priest-secretary. He continued in this role for Bishops James McHugh and William F. Murphy, while also providing pastoral service at St. Agnes Cathedral Parish. Brennan left this position in 2002 to become vicar general and moderator of the curia. In 2010, he was named pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Long Beach, New York. [1]
Brennan was appointed titular bishop of Erdonia and auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre on June 8, 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration at St. Agnes Cathedral on July 25, 2012, from Bishop Murphy, with Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Auxiliary Bishop Paul Henry Walsh acting as co-consecrators. [3] [2]
Pope Francis appointed Brennan as bishop of Columbus on January 31, 2019. [4] [5] He was installed there on March 29, 2019. [6] In August 2019, Brennan initiated with the Vatican the elevation of Saint Mary of the Assumption Church in Lancaster, Ohio, to the rank of a minor basilica. [7]
In December 2020, Brennan announced the "Real Presence Real Future" strategic planning initiative for the diocese. He described it as "increasing the presence of Christ throughout its 23 counties over the next three years and upholding the Faith for future generations." [8] The initiative involved grouping some parishes and closing others to deal with the shortage of priests in the diocese. Diocesan officials termed the initiative a hallmark of Brennan's tenure as bishop in Columbus. [9]
In December 2020, Brennan gave his support to the cause of racial justice after the shooting of Casey Goodson by police in Columbus on December 4, 2020. [10]
On September 29, 2021, Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn and named Brennan to succeed him. [11] Brennan was installed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on November 30, 2021, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn. [12] Brennan's motto, "Thy Will Be Done", a passage from the Lord's Prayer, is engraved upon the headstone of his grandfather, and was on a prayer card that he kept until his death. [13]
In March 2022, the Vatican commissioned an investigation into Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. He was accused of withholding a memo concerning possible sexual abuse by a diocesan priest. [14] The Vatican is conducting the Chappetto inquiry under the motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi.[ citation needed ]
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