John Berg (priest)

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John M. Berg

FSSP
Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
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ElectedJuly 7, 2006
July 9, 2024
In office2006–2018
2024–
Predecessor Arnaud Devillers (2000–2006)
Andrzej Komorowski (2018–2024)
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination6 September 1997 (Priest)
by  James Timlin
Personal details
Born1970 (age 54–55)
NationalityAmerican
Residence Omaha, Nebraska
EducationThomas Aquinas College (B.A., 1993)

International Seminary of St. Peter (1996)

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (S.T.L., 1999)

John Marcus Berg FSSP (born 1970) is an American Catholic priest and Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. He was elected on July 7, 2006 for a six-year term, [1] and then in July 2012 for a second term. [2] Berg's second term concluded on July 9, 2018. On July 9, 2024, Berg was elected as Superior General for a third term. [3]

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Biography

Berg was born to a Catholic family in Minnesota in 1970. [4] [ better source needed ] Berg graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, MN. [5] Berg studied philosophy at Thomas Aquinas College in California from 1989 to 1993, [1] where he discerned a vocation to the priesthood. In 1994, he entered the Fraternity's seminary in Wigratzbad, where he studied for two years; he finished his studies with a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. [1] [4] [6] Ordained by Bishop James Timlin of Scranton on September 6, 1997, [4] he has worked as both a pastor and as a seminary professor. [1] Until his election to superior general, Berg was chaplain of the Latin Mass Community of Sacramento, California. [6]

After stepping down as superior of the FSSP, Berg was appointed as pastor of St. Mary's Church on Broadway in Providence, Rhode Island. [7] In August 2021 he was transferred to the Immaculate Conception Church in Omaha, Nebraska. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mershon, Brian (July 5, 2007). "Full Traditional Parish Life Most Beneficial for Diocese & Faithful: FSSP Superior General Grants First Public Interview". The Remnant. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "End of 2012 Chapter: Communiqué of the Superior General". July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Election of the Superior General of the Fraternity – FSSP". 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. 1 2 3 "The First Seminary Chapel in the Country Built for Seminarians in the Extraordinary Form (A Biography for Father John Marcus Berg, FSSP)" (Press release). Catholic PRWire. January 22, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Parish welcomes head of Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter - TheCatholicSpirit.com". TheCatholicSpirit.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  6. 1 2 "Superior General: Rev. Fr. John Berg". Biographical notes of the persons in charge for the FSSP. Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. August 23, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Traditional Latin Mass a draw at St. Mary's on Broadway" (Press release). Rhode Island Catholic. November 1, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bishop Thomas J. Tobin to St. Mary's traditional Latin Mass community: 'I want you to be at peace'".
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
2006–2018		Succeeded by
Preceded by Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
2024–		Incumbent
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