Michael A. Saporito

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Michael A. Saporito
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
Titular Bishop of Luperciana
Archdiocese Newark
AppointedFebruary 27, 2020
InstalledJune 30, 2020
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Luperciana
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1992
ConsecrationJune 30, 2020
by  Joseph W. Tobin, Manuel Aurelio Cruz, and John Walter Flesey
Personal details
Born (1962-05-03) May 3, 1962 (age 61)
Newark, New Jersey, US
MottoFeed my sheep
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Michael A. Saporito
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Michael A. Saporito (born May 3, 1962) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey since 2020.

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Biography

Early life

Michael Saporito was born on May 3, 1962, in Newark, New Jersey to Arsenio and Anna Saporito. [1] He was educated at St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School in Bloomfield, New Jersey, then attended Paul VI Regional High School in Clifton, New Jersey. After graduating from high school in 1980, Saporito attended Rutgers University Newark He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting in 1984. [1]

Before he decided to enter the priesthood, Saporito worked in public accounting. In 1987, he entered Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. [1]

Priesthood

On May 30, 1992, Saporito was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey. [2]

After his 1992 ordination, the diocese assigned Saporito as parochial vicar at the following New Jersey parishes:

In 2004, Saporito was selected as pastor of St. Joseph’s parish in Maplewood, New Jersey. He left St. Joseph's in 2011 to become pastor of St. Helen’s Parish in Westfield, New Jersey. [3]

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

Pope Francis appointed Saporito as an auxiliary bishop of Newark on February 27, 2020. [4] [3] Saporito's consecration as a bishop, originally scheduled for May 5, 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, occurred on June 30, 2020. He was consecrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, with Auxiliary Bishops Manuel Cruz, and John Flesey serving as co-consecrators. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Most Reverend Michael A. Saporito, D.D." Archdiocese of Newark. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Bishop Michael Arsenio Saporito [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pope Francis Names Three New Auxiliary Bishops of Newark". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Three Auxiliary Bishops Named for Archdiocese of Newark". Archdiocese of Newark. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

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Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
2020–present		Succeeded by
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