Herbert Armstrong Bevard | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas | |
Archdiocese | Washington |
Diocese | Saint Thomas |
Appointed | July 7, 2008 |
Installed | September 3, 2008 |
Retired | September 18, 2020 |
Predecessor | George Murry |
Successor | Jerome Feudjio |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 20, 1972 by John Krol |
Consecration | September 3, 2008 by Donald Wuerl, Joseph Edward Kurtz, and Daniel Edward Thomas |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Motto | Sub tuum praesidium (Beneath thy protection) |
Styles of Herbert Armstrong Bevard | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Herbert Armstrong Bevard (born February 24, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands from 2008 until 2020.
Herbert Bevard was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 24, 1946. He converted from Presbyterianism to Catholicism in 1964, when he was a high school senior. [1] After deciding to become a priest, Bevard entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. [2]
Bevard was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal John Krol for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia in 1972. [1] Bevard was created monsignor in 2003 and was stationed in Philadelphia as episcopal vicar for the city's northern half. [2]
Bevard was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands on July 7, 2008, by Pope Benedict XVI. Bevard was consecrated on September 3 2008 in Charlotte Amelie at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul by Archbishop Donald Wuerl. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas. [1]
On July 6, 2020, aware of his deteriorating health, Bevard sent a letter of resignation as bishop of Saint Thomas to Pope Francis. Soon after that, Bevard was hospitalized at Schneider Regional Medical Center in Charlotte Amalie. In mid-August 2020, he was airlifted to a hospital in North Carolina for advanced treatment.
Pope Francis accepted Bevard's resignation on September 18, 2020, and appointed Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington to temporarily run the diocese as apostolic administrator. [3] [2] [4]
Bevard currently resides in Wilmington, North Carolina. [5]
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