Joseph A. Espaillat

Styles of
**Joseph Armando Espaillat**
Styles of; Joseph Armando Espaillat
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph A. Espaillat
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; Joseph A. Espaillat
Auxiliary Bishop of New York ; Titular Bishop of Tagarbala
Archdiocese	New York
Appointed	January 25, 2022
Installed	March 1, 2022
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala, Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church
Orders
Ordination	May 17, 2003; by Edward Egan
Consecration	March 1, 2022; by Timothy M. Dolan, John Joseph O'Hara, Gerald Thomas Walsh
Personal details
Born	December 27, 1976 (age 47); New York City, US
Motto	He knows what He is about

Last updated March 04, 2024

Joseph Armando Espaillat II (born December 27, 1976) is a Dominican-American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York since 2022.

Biography

Early life

Joseph Espaillat was born on December 27, 1976, in New York City, the son of José and Mercedes Baez.^[1] His parents had immigrated to Manhattan from the Dominican Republic; the USCCB's African-American secretariat has described him as being of partial African descent.^[2]^[3] Espaillat attended high school at Cathedral Preparatory School in Manhattan. He later entered Fordham University in New York City, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1998.^[4]^[5]

Priesthood

On May 17, 2003, Espaillat was ordained to the priesthood at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan by Cardinal Edward Egan for the Archdiocese of New York.^[6]

After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Espaillat as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Martyrs Parish in Washington Heights in Manhattan.^[7] That same year, he was awarded a Master of Divinity degree in theology and a Master of Arts degree in theology, with an emphasis on church history, from St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York.^[8]

In 2007, Espaillat was moved from Our Lady to become parochial vicar, then administrator of St. Peter's Parish in Yonkers; he was named pastor there in 2009. In 2012, Cardinal Timothy Dolan appointed Espaillat as director of youth ministry for the archdiocese. Espaillat left St. Peter's in 2015 when he was named pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish in Bronx, New York.^[5]

Auxiliary Bishop of New York

Pope Francis appointed Espaillat as an auxiliary bishop of New York on January 25, 2022.^[8]Espaillat was consecrated as a bishop at St. Patrick's Cathedral by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on March 1, 2022, with Auxiliary Bishops John O'Hara and Gerald Walsh acting as co-consecrators.^[6] At age 45, Espaillat became the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States and one of the youngest in the world.^[9]

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References

↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.01.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
↑ "Father Joseph A. Espaillat, Pastor". Diocese of Camden. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
↑ "African American Bishops". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
↑ "Pope names two New York pastors as auxiliary bishops of N.Y. Archdiocese". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
1 2 "Bishop Joseph Espaillat". Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
1 2 "Bishop Joseph Armando Espaillat [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
↑ "Joseph Espaillat is New York's first Dominican bishop. What does this mean for our church?". National Catholic Reporter. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
1 2 "Pope Francis Names Two New Auxiliary Bishops of New York". US Conference of Catholic Conference. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
↑ "Rapping NYC Priest Named Youngest U.S. Bishop". NBC New York. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

External links

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[vaticanbio-1] "Resignations and Appointments, 25.01.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[2] "Father Joseph A. Espaillat, Pastor". Diocese of Camden. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[3] "African American Bishops". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-01.

[4] "Pope names two New York pastors as auxiliary bishops of N.Y. Archdiocese". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Bishop Joseph Espaillat". Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved 2022-04-25.

[:1-6] 1 2 "Bishop Joseph Armando Espaillat [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[7] "Joseph Espaillat is New York's first Dominican bishop. What does this mean for our church?". National Catholic Reporter. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-20.

[:2-8] 1 2 "Pope Francis Names Two New Auxiliary Bishops of New York". US Conference of Catholic Conference. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[9] "Rapping NYC Priest Named Youngest U.S. Bishop". NBC New York. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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