Adam Parker

Styles of
**Adam John Parker**
Styles of; Adam John Parker
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Adam Parker
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; Adam Parker
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore ; Titular Bishop of Tasaccora
Archdiocese	Baltimore
Appointed	December 5, 2016
Installed	January 19, 2017
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora ; Vicar general ; Moderator of the curia
Orders
Ordination	May 27, 2000; by William Henry Keeler
Consecration	January 19, 2017; by William E. Lori, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, and Donald Wuerl
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1972 (age 51); Cleveland, Ohio, US
Nationality	American
Motto	Go make disciples

Last updated January 09, 2024

Adam John Parker (born January 13, 1972) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland since 2016. Parker has also served as vicar general and moderator of the curia.

Biography

Early life and education

Adam Parker was born on January 13, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of George and Maureen Parker. He grew up in Severna Park, Maryland, and was educated at Severna Park High School. Parker studied at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, and the University of Maryland, College Park in College Park, Maryland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.^[1]^[2]

In 1994, having decided to enter the priesthood, Parker enrolled at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1995, the Archdiocese of Baltimore sent Parker to the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1998.^[1]^[2]

Priesthood

On May 27, 2000, Parker was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Cardinal William H. Keeler at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. ^[3]

After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Parker as associate pastor of St. Peter Parish in Westernport, Maryland. In 2001, he was transferred to St. Michael Parish in Frostburg, Maryland. After four years at St. Michael, the archdiocese appointed him first as administrator of Ascension Parish in Halethorpe, Maryland, then as its pastor.^[4] He served simultaneously as the associate director of the Permanent Diaconate Formation Team for the archdiocese from 2006 to 2007.^[1]

Keeler appointed Parker in 2007 to serve as priest secretary for the incoming archbishop, Edwin O'Brien. In September 2011, Parker was made a monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI. When the Vatican named O'Brien as grand master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a cardinal in 2012, Parker relocated with him to Rome. ^[1]

In 2013, Parker returned to Baltimore after Archbishop William E. Lori named him vice chancellor of the archdiocese. Lori in July 2014 appointed Parker as vicar general and moderator of the curia.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

On December 5, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Parker as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and titular bishop of Tasaccora.^[5] He was consecrated in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore on January 19, 2017, by Lori, with Archbishop Edwin O'Brien and Bishop Donald Wuerl serving as co-consecrators.^[6]^[3]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore, Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden". USCCB. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
1 2 "Biography of Bishop Adam J. Parker". Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
1 2 "Bishop Adam John Parker [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
↑ "History of Ascension". Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore, Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden" . Retrieved December 5, 2016.
↑ Zygmont, Erik (January 19, 2017). "'Let us rejoice and be glad': Two ordained as auxiliary bishops for Baltimore Archdiocese". Catholic Review. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore, Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden". USCCB. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[:1-2] 1 2 "Biography of Bishop Adam J. Parker". Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[:2-3] 1 2 "Bishop Adam John Parker [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[4] "History of Ascension". Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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

[6] Zygmont, Erik (January 19, 2017). "'Let us rejoice and be glad': Two ordained as auxiliary bishops for Baltimore Archdiocese". Catholic Review. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

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