Josu Iriondo

Styles of
**Josu Iriondo**
Styles of; Josu Iriondo
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Josu Iriondo
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; Josu Iriondo
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York ; Titular Bishop of Alton
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	New York
Appointed	October 30, 2001
Installed	December 12, 2001
Retired	February 1, 2014
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Alton
Orders
Ordination	December 23, 1962; by Jaime Font y Andreu
Consecration	December 12, 2001; by Edward Egan, Henry J. Mansell, and Robert Anthony Brucato
Personal details
Born	December 19, 1938 (age 85); Legazpi, Spain
Motto	Dominum et vivificantem; (Lord and giver of life)

Last updated September 20, 2024

Josu Iriondo (born December 19, 1938) is a Spanish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 2001 to 2014.

Biography

Early life and education

One of seven children, Josu Iriondo was born on December 19, 1938, in Legazpi, Spain, to Rufino and Maria Leona (née Zabaleta) Iriondo.^[1] He was educated in Spanish, but spoke Basque at home.^[1]

Iriondo decided to pursue the priesthood and then entered the minor seminary of the Canons Regular of the Lateran in Spain at age 12.^[1] He later joined the Canons Regular order, and attended Sagrado Corazon Seminary in Oñati, Spain and the Collegio San Vittore in Rome. From 1958 to 1962, Iriondo studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome

Ordination and ministry

Iriondo was ordained into the priesthood by Bishop Jaime Font y Andreu for the Canons Regular order in San Sebastián, Spain, on December 23, 1962.^[2]^[3] He then served as professor and master of discipline at a Canons Regular seminary and traveled through Europe on duties related to his religious order.^[1] Iriondo also taught at the National Institute, a regional public high school, where served as school secretary as well.^[1]

Iriondo came to New York in 1968, accepting an invitation for Spanish priests to serve in the Archdiocese of New York.^[1] He then served as chaplain to the Sisters of the Servants of Mary until 1969, when he became parochial vicar at St. Joseph's Parish in Middletown, New York. Iriondo later served as St. Lucy's Parish (1973-1974) and Holy Rosary Parish (1974-1976) in the East Harlem section of Manhattan.^[2]

Iriondo was named parochial vicar (1976) and then pastor (1978) of Our Saviour Parish in the Bronx, New York.^[1] In 1990, he was appointed director of both the Hispanic Catholic Center and the Charismatic Renewal Movement.^[4] Iriondo was incardinated, or transferred, from the Canons Regular Order into the Archdiocese of New York on December 4, 1996, and named vicar for Hispanics in 1997. Iriondo became pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in 2001.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of New York

On October 30, 2001, Iriondo was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and titular bishop of Alton by Pope John Paul II.^[3]^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on December 12, 2001, from Cardinal Edward Egan, with Bishop Henry Mansell and Robert Brucato serving as co-consecrators.^[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Dominum et Vivificantem"^[1]

Retirement and legacy

Iriondo's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York was accepted by Pope Francis on February 1, 2014.^[5]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Poust, Mary Ann. "'Tremendous Strength'". Catholic New York. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Josu Iriondo". Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
1 2 3 "Bishop Josu Iriondo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ "Pope Accepts Three Resignations, Appoints Three Auxiliary Bishops in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . 2001-10-29.
↑ "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

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[poust-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Poust, Mary Ann. "'Tremendous Strength'". Catholic New York. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Josu Iriondo". Archdiocese of New York. Retrieved 2022-01-23.

[hierarchy-3] 1 2 3 "Bishop Josu Iriondo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[usccb-4] "Pope Accepts Three Resignations, Appoints Three Auxiliary Bishops in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . 2001-10-29.

[5] "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

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