Randolph Roque Calvo

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Randolph Roque Calvo
Bishop emeritus of Reno
Diocese Reno
AppointedDecember 23, 2005
InstalledFebruary 17, 2006
RetiredJuly 20, 2021
Predecessor Phillip Francis Straling
Successor Daniel Henry Mueggenborg
Orders
OrdinationMay 21, 1977
by  John Raphael Quinn
ConsecrationFebruary 17, 2006
by  George Hugh Niederauer, Phillip Francis Straling, and John Charles Wester
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Born (1950-08-28) August 28, 1950 (age 73)
Agana, Guam
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
MottoCome Creator Spirit
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Randolph Roque Calvo (born August 28, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. [1] Calvo served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Reno in Nevada from 2006 until 2021.

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Biography

Early life

Randolph Calvo was born on August 28, 1951, in Agaña, Guam, the youngest of seven children. [2] The family later moved to San Francisco where he attended elementary school. Calvo completed his clerical formation at Saint Joseph College Seminary in Mountain View, California, and at Saint Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California.

In 1986, Calvo earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome with a dissertation entitled Consultation and the Presbyterial Council: new emphasis in the ratio legis.

Priesthood

On May 21, 1977, Calvo was ordained by Archbishop John Raphael Quinn as a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. [2] After his ordination, Calvo was assigned as parochial vicar at Holy Name of Jesus Parish in San Francisco. In 1979, he was moved to Saint Pius Parish in Redwood City California.

In 1982, Calvo went to Rome to study canon law. He returned in 1986 to San Francisco to serve as adjutant judicial vicar of the archdiocesan tribunal. In 1987, he became judicial vicar. In 1997, Calvo was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Redwood City. He also taught canon law at St Patrick' Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California.

Bishop of Reno

On December 23, 2005, Pope Benedict VI appointed Calvo as bishop of the Diocese of Reno. He was consecrated on February 17, 2006, at the Hilton Hotel Pavilion in Reno, Nevada. Archbishop George H. Neiderauer was the principal consecrator, accompanied by co-consecrators Bishop Phillip F. Straling and Bishop John C. Wester. [2]

On September 30, 2009, Calvo was named in a lawsuit by Reverend Richard DeMolen, the former pastor of Our Lady of Tahoe Catholic Parish in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. Calvo had fired DeMolen because the priest had refused to remove a restraining order he filed against a diocesan deacon. DeMolen claimed the deacon had sent him a death threat, which Calvo allegedly never investigated. The lawsuit was dismissed on April 11, 2010. [3]

On October 22, 2010, Calvo placed Reverend Tom Cronin from St. Mary’s in the Mountains Parish in Virginia City, Nevada, on leave due to a sexual abuse allegation from Missouri. On October 1, 2010, Calvo had read that Cronin was being sued in Kansas City, Missouri, by a woman who claimed he molested at age 17 in Hamilton, Missouri. Calvo was criticized for not suspending Cronin immediately. [4]

Retirement

On July 20, 2021, Calvo submitted his letter of resignation as bishop of Reno to Pope Francis. [2] The pope named Auxiliary Bishop Daniel H. Mueggenborg as Calvo's successor. [5]

Coat of Arms

Calvo's coat of arms depicts in the dexter impalement the diocesan arms of Reno. The sinister impalement depicts the Golden Gate Bridge, symbolizing the San Francisco Bay Area where he exercised his presbyteral ministry. The bridge is placed over a field of wavy lines symbolic of Calvo's affinity to the water and the outdoor environment. In base a latte stone for Guam, where he was born. His episcopal motto, "Come Creator Spirit," is placed at the bottom of the shield and derives from the ancient hymn attributed to Rabanus Maurus, Veni Creator Spiritus. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Calvo DD JCD, Randolph (June 10, 2018). "Church Bulletin for Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral Reno Nevada USA that shows advanced degrees of Bishop Calvo include DD and JCD". stacathedral.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. ↑ ncs-import. "Judge tosses out Zephyr Cove priest's lawsuit vs. bishop". www.nevadaappeal.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Randolph Calvo". rapevictimsofthecatholicchurch. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  5. ↑ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Randolph Calvo of the Diocese of Reno; Appoints Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg as Successor". Diocese of Corpus Christi. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Randolph Roque Calvo". Heraldry of the World. July 20, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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