Angelo Thomas Acerra

Angelo Thomas Accera O.S.B. (November 7, 1925 – July 26, 1990)[1] was a Catholic bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

His Excellency

Angelo Thomas Acerra
Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services
SeeMilitary Services
AppointedSeptember 29, 1983
Term endedJuly 26, 1990
Orders
OrdinationMay 20, 1950
ConsecrationNovember 29, 1983
by Joseph T. Ryan
Personal details
Born(1925-11-07)November 7, 1925
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedJuly 26, 1990(1990-07-26) (aged 64)
Alexandria, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Accera entered the Benedictine order in 1944 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama.[2] He attended St. Benedict's College and was ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1950.[3] He obtained advanced degrees in canon law from Catholic University and the "Angelicum" in Rome. He was a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

He served for twenty years as a chaplain for the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel.[3] On September 29, 1983, Accerra was appointed titular bishop of Lete and auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate and was consecrated bishop on November 29, 1983.[4] He was a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on the Moral Evaluation of Deterrence.[5] Bishop Acerra died July 26, 1990, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia of lung cancer.

See also

References
  1. "Acerra, Angelo Thomas". Who Was Who in America, with World Notables, v. 10: 1989-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. 1993. p. 2. ISBN 0837902207.
  2. "Necrology", The American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Monasteries
  3. "Angelo T. Acerra, 64, Bishop for the Military", The New York Times, July 27, 1990
  4. "Former bishops of the AMS", Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
  5. "SDI: Moral Questions, Public Choices", Washington, USCCB, 1988
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