Richard Henning

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Richard Garth Henning
Bishop of Providence
Archbishop-elect of Boston
Diocese Providence
AppointedNovember 23, 2022 (as Coadjutor)
InstalledMay 1, 2023
Predecessor Thomas Joseph Tobin
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Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1992
by  John R. McGann
ConsecrationJuly 24, 2018
by  John Barres, William Murphy, and Robert J. Brennan
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Born (1964-10-17) October 17, 1964 (age 60)
Rockville Centre, New York, US
ParentsRichard and Maureen Henning
Alma mater Saint John's University
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
The Catholic University of America
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoPut out into the deep
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Richard Garth Henning (born October 17, 1964) is an American Catholic prelate who is Archbishop-elect of Boston. He has served as Bishop of Providence since May 2023. Henning previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2018 to 2022.

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Henning's installation as Archbishop of Boston is scheduled for October 31, 2024.

Biography

Early life

Richard Henning was born on October 17, 1964, to Richard and Maureen Henning in Rockville Centre, New York, growing up at Holy Name of Mary Parish and grade school. His father was a firefighter and his mother was a nurse. Henning credits their examples of service with inspiring his own vocation. [1] He graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York in 1982. [2]

Henning was awarded a bachelor's degree in history in 1986 and a master's degree in history from St. John's University in New York City in 1988. After graduation, he entered the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Lloyd Harbor, New York, for priestly formation. [3] [4]

Priesthood

On May 30, 1992, Henning was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rockville Centre by Bishop John R. McGann at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. [5] He served in a parish in Port Washington for five years before being sent by his bishop for graduate studies in Sacred Scripture. Henning left New York in 1997 to study at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology in biblical theology in 2000. He then spent the next two years in Rome working towards an Doctor of Theology degree in biblical theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, which he completed in 2007. [6]

In 2002, Henning was appointed a professor of sacred scripture at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. He taught sacred scripture there until 2012. In 2012, [7] he became the rector of the seminary, overseeing its transition from a seminary to a retreat and conference center, [8] and the inaugural director of the Sacred Heart Institute for the Ongoing Formation of Clergy, serving in both positions until 2018. [9] He was appointed vicar for pastoral planning in 2018 and vicar for clergy in Rockville Centre in 2021. [10]

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre

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Coat of arms as auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre and as coadjutor bishop of Providence

Pope Francis appointed Henning as auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre on June 8, 2018. [3] [11] Henning was consecrated by Bishop John Barres at St. Agnes Cathedral on July 24, 2018, with Bishops William Murphy and Robert J. Brennan serving as co-consecrators. [5]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Providence

On November 23, 2022, Francis appointed Henning as coadjutor bishop of Providence to assist Bishop Thomas J. Tobin. He was installed on January 26, 2023. [12] [13] Henning succeeded as bishop of Providence on May 1, 2023, when Tobin retired. [14]

Henning is fluent in Spanish and Italian and literate in French, Greek, and Hebrew. [15]

Archbishop of Boston

On August 5, 2024, Francis named Henning to succeed Seán Patrick O'Malley as archbishop of Boston. [16] He was scheduled to be installed in Boston on October 31, 2024. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Who is Bishop Richard Henning, the new coadjutor bishop of Providence?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ↑ "Graduate Appointed as Auxiliary Bishop". Chaminade High School. June 8, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Rockville Centre and Washington". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. 1 2 "Bishop Richard Garth Henning [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Msgr. Henning Named Rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary, Director of New Institute". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  8. ↑ "Who We Are". SEMINARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  10. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  11. ↑ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Msgr. Richard G. Henning as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Rockville Centre" . Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  13. ↑ "POPE FRANCIS NAMES MOST REVEREND RICHARD G. HENNING COADJUTOR BISHOP OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND" (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.05.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Most Reverend Richard G. Henning". The Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  16. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.08.2024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Holy Father Names Bishop Henning the Next Archbishop of Boston". August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Providence
2023-present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
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 Coadjutor Bishop of Providence
2022-2023		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
2018-2023		Succeeded by
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