Peter Anthony Libasci | |
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Bishop of Manchester | |
Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
Appointed | September 19, 2011 |
Installed | December 8, 2011 |
Predecessor | John Brendan McCormack |
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Ordination | April 1, 1978 by John R. McGann |
Consecration | June 1, 2007 by William Murphy, Emil Aloysius Wcela, Paul Henry Walsh and John Charles Dunne |
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Education | St. John's University Saint Meinrad School of Theology |
Motto | Arise and walk |
Styles of Peter Anthony Libasci | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Peter Anthony Libasci (born November 9, 1951) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Manchester since 2011. Libasci previously served as an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2007 to 2011.
Libasci is a bi-ritual priest, allowed to celebrate liturgy and administer the sacraments in both the Latin Church and the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. [1]
Peter A. Libasci was born on November 9. 1951, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. Libasci is of Italian (Sicilian) heritage on his paternal side and of Slovak heritage on his maternal side. [2] He attended St. Margaret School in Middle Village, New York. Deciding to become a priest, Libasci then entered Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Elmhurst, Queens. [3]
Libasci obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from St. John's University in Queens and a Master of Divinity degree from Saint Meinrad School of Theology in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. After his ordination, Libasci received a Master of Theology-Catechetical Ministry degree from St. John's. [3]
On April 1, 1978, Libasci was ordained a priest by Bishop John Raymond McGann for the Diocese of Rockville Centre at Saint Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York. [4] After his ordination, the diocese assigned Libasci to the following parish assignments in New York:
On December 10, 2004, Libasci was named honorary prelate by Pope John Paul II with the title of monsignor.
Libasci was named titular bishop of Satafis and auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre on April 3, 2007, by Pope Benedict XVI. Libasci received his episcopal consecration on June 1, 2007, from Bishop William Murphy, with Auxiliary Bishops Emil Wcela, Paul Walsh and John Dunne serving as co-consecrators. [4]
As auxiliary bishop, Libasci served as episcopal vicar for the Vicariate East (Suffolk County) of the diocese. He also celebrated the liturgy for the Ruthenian Catholic community, which celebrates liturgy in the Byzantine rite. [1]
On September 19, 2011, Benedict XVI named Libasci as the tenth bishop of Manchester. [5] He was installed on December 8, 2011.
Libasci on May 30, 2019, expressed his approval of the override vote in the New Hampshire Senate to eliminate capital punishment in the state. [6]
In his time as bishop Libasci has been sympathetic to Traditional Catholic groups. In 2016 Libasci intived the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, who exclusivly celebrate the Tridentine Mass, to establish St. Stanislaus Parish in Nashua. [7] In 2021 Libasci invited the Institute of the Good Shepherd, who also soley celebrate the Tridentine Mass, to establish a parish in Winchester. [8]
On July 22, 2021, Libasci was named in a lawsuit accusing him of child molestation. The crimes allegedly occurred between 1983 and 1984 when he was serving as parochial vicar at Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish School in New York. [9] The accuser, then 12 or 13 years old, said that Libasci fondled his genitals on "numerous occasions", including one instance when the boy was setting up the altar for mass. [10] The lawsuit also named the Sisters of St. Joseph, the religious order running the school at the time, of neglecting to prevent the abuse. [11] Libasci denied the accusations. [12]
On August 29, 2021, the Archdiocese of Boston announced a formal investigation into the accusations against Libasci. [13] As of January 2024, that investigation is still ongoing.
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