John Joseph McDermott

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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 61)
MottoGod Alone Suffices
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John Joseph McDermott
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious styleBishop

John Joseph McDermott (born March 19, 1963) is an American priest of the Catholic Church who serves as bishop for the Diocese of Burlington. He previously served as the Diocesan Administrator. [1]

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Biography

McDermott was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, the seventh of ten children of the late 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, where he graduated from Monroe-Woodbury High School. [2]

After a year at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, he switched to Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, where he graduated with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. [3] He was ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1989 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception by Bishop of Burlington, John Aloysius Marshall. [4]

McDermott holds a master's degree in divinity and theology from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Maryland, [3] and a degree in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America. [2] He was Director of the Catholic Center at the University of Vermont-Burlington from 2001 to 2015. [1] [5]

Episcopal career

Pope Francis appointed McDermott bishop for the Diocese of Burlington on May 6, 2024. [6] [7] On July 15, 2024, McDermott was consecrated as a bishop.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pope Francis Appoints Monsignor John McDermott as Bishop of Burlington", USCCB, May 6, 2024
  2. 1 2 "The Most Reverend John McDermott, bishop-elect", The Catholic Center at UVM
  3. 1 2 O'Connor, Kevin. "Longtime Vermont priest to become new bishop of the state’s Roman Catholic Diocese", VTdigger, May 6, 2024
  4. "Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John J. McDermott to become the 11th Bishop of Burlington", Vermont Catholic, May 6, 2024
  5. Cusanelli, Michael. "Pope Francis names John McDermott as Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Burlington", NBC5, May 6, 2024
  6. "Resignations and Appointments, 06.05.2024". Holy See Press Office. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  7. 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.

Episcopal succession

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