John Joseph McDermott

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Joseph McDermott
Bishop of Burlington
Diocese Burlington
AppointedMay 6, 2024
InstalledJuly 15, 2024
Predecessor Christopher J. Coyne
Orders
OrdinationJune 3, 1989
by  John Aloysius Marshall
ConsecrationJuly 15, 2024
by  Seán Patrick O'Malley, Christopher J. Coyne and Salvatore Ronald Matano
Personal details
Born (1963-03-19) March 19, 1963 (age 62)
Red Bank, New Jersey, US
Education United States Coast Guard Academy
Belmont Abbey College
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Catholic University of America
MottoGod alone suffices
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious styleBishop

John Joseph McDermott (born March 19, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as bishop for the Diocese of Burlington in Vermont. He previously served as the diocesan administrator. [1]

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Biography

Early life

John McDermott was born on March 19, 1963, in Red Bank, New Jersey, the seventh of ten children of Robert and Jacqueline (Sullivan) McDermott. At the age of two, his family moved to Hudson, Massachusetts, where he attended St. Michael's parochial school, He then went to Hudson Catholic High School until the family relocated to Central Valley, New York. McDermott graduated from Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley. [2]

After a year at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, McDermott decided to become a priest. He switched to Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, where he graduated with a double major in political science and philosophy. [3]

Priesthood

McDermott was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Burlington on June 3, 1989 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington by Bishop John Aloysius Marshall. [4]

McDermott holds a master's degree in divinity and theology from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland [3] and a degree in canon law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.. [2] [3] He served as the Catholic chaplain to Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, from 1996 to 2001. [5]

McDermott served as director of the Catholic Center at the University of Vermont in Burlington from 2021 to 2024. [1] [6] In January 2014, McDermott was voted to serve as administrator for the diocese. This role ended in January 2015. [7]

Episcopal career

Pope Francis appointed McDermott as bishop of Burlington on May 6, 2024. [8] [5] On July 15, 2024, McDermott was consecrated as bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington by Cardinal Sean O'Malley. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pope Francis Appoints Monsignor John McDermott as Bishop of Burlington | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Tee Most Reverend John McDermott, bishop-elect". The Catholic Center at UVM. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 O'Connor, Kevin (May 6, 2024). "Longtime Vermont priest to become new bishop of the state's Roman Catholic Diocese". VTDigger. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John J. McDermott to become the 11th Bishop of Burlington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. May 6, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  5. 1 2 D'Ambrosio, Dan (May 6, 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Monsignor John McDermott as the 11th Bishop of Burlington VT". Burlington Free Press . Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ Cusanelli, Michael (May 6, 2024). "Pope Francis names new bishop of Catholic Diocese of Burlington". WPTZ. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Bishop John Joseph McDermott [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 06.05.2024". Holy See Press Office. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Birlington
2024–present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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