John Charles Dunne

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Charles Dunne
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre
Titular Bishop of Abercornia
Archdiocese New York
Diocese Rockville Centre
AppointedOctober 21, 1988
InstalledDecember 13, 1988
RetiredJune 22, 2013
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Abercornia
Orders
OrdinationJune 1, 1963
by  Walter P. Kellenberg
ConsecrationDecember 13, 1988
by  John R. McGann, James Joseph Daly, and Alfred John Markiewicz
Personal details
Born (1937-10-30) October 30, 1937 (age 86)
Brooklyn, New York, US
MottoGod is love
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John Charles Dunne (born October 30, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Dunn served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York from 1988 until 2013.

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Biography

Early life

John Dunne was born on October 30, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, to Mark and Helen Dunne. His only brother, Mark J. Dunne, was a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. [1]

Dunn attended the parochial school of St. Boniface Parish in Elmont, New York and then went to St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn. He went to Cathedral College in Brooklyn before entering the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. [1]

Priesthood

Dunn was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rockville Centre by Bishop Walter Philip Kellenberg on June 1, 1963. [2] Dunne served as a curate at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in East Northport, New York, and was later named associate director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and of the Family Life Bureau. [1]

In 1970, he became spiritual director of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, where he remained until he was appointed associate vicar for religious. In 1974, Dunn was named a curate at Corpus Christi Parish in Mineola, New York, and in 1978 director of the Priest Personnel Office. In 1984, Dunn was appointed pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Valley Stream, New York. [1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre

On October 21, 1988, Dunne was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre and titular bishop of Abercornia by Pope John Paul II. [2] He was consecrated on December 13, 1988, by Bishop John McGann, with Bishops James Daly and Alfred Markiewicz serving as co-consecrators at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. Dunn selected as his episcopal motto: "God Is Love" from 1 John 4:16. [1]

As a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Dunne served as chair of the Bishops' Committee on Science and Human Values and of the Committee on Women in Society and in the Church. [3] [4]

On June 22, 2013, Pope Francis accepted Dunn's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Most Reverend John C. Dunne - The Diocese of Rockville Centre". 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bishop John Charles Dunne [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Bishops downsize their national conference, reduce assessments". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . Fall–Winter 2006.
  4. ↑ "From Words to Deeds". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . 1998.

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 Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
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