Peter Leslie Smith

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Peter Leslie Smith
Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon
Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania
Archdiocese Portland in Oregon
AppointedMarch 4, 2014
InstalledApril 29, 2014
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 2001
by  John George Vlazny
ConsecrationApril 29, 2014
by  Alexander King Sample, John George Vlazny, and Liam Cary
Personal details
Born (1958-02-08) February 8, 1958 (age 66)
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
MottoChristus in vobis spes gloriae
(Christ in you, hope for glory)
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Peter Leslie Smith (born February 8, 1958) is a South African-born Catholic prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Portland since 2014.

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Biography

Early life

Peter Smith was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on February 8, 1958, and was educated in the local schools. He earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of Natal. [1]

Smith immigrated to the United States in 1986. [1] He received a Master of Divinity degree from Mount Angel Seminary in Saint Benedict, Oregon, and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome. [2]

Priest

Smith was ordained a priest at St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the Archdiocese of Portland on June 9, 2001, by Archbishop John Vlazny. [3] After his 2001 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Smith as parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He took a leave of absence from the archdiocese in 2004 to study at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he received a Licentiate of Canon Law in 2006.

Returning to Portland in 2006, the archdiocese assigned Smith as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Portland. [2] Smith also served as the adjutant judicial vicar from 2010 to 2014, then as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the archdiocese starting in 2013. He served as the archdiocesan liaison for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and he is a member of the Brotherhood of the People of Praise, a charismatic association of priests in the archdiocese. [1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Portland

Pope Francis named Smith as the titular bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop of Portland on March 4, 2014. He was ordained in St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on April 29, 2014, by Archbishop Alexander Sample. Archbishop Emeritus John Vlazny and Bishop Liam Cary were the principal co-consecrators. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pope Names Portland, Oregon Priest as Auxiliary Bishop of Portland". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Elise. "Portland, Ore. diocese receives new auxiliary bishop". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  3. 1 2 "Bishop Peter Leslie Smith [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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