Robert Francis Hennessey
Robert Francis Hennessey (born April 20, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On October 12, 2006 he was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts.
Robert Francis Hennessey | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Tigias | |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Appointed | October 12, 2006 |
| Installed | December 12, 2006 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tigias |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 20, 1978 by Humberto Sousa Medeiros |
| Consecration | December 12, 2006 by Seán Patrick O'Malley, John Patrick Boles, and Emilio S. Allué |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1952 |
| Alma mater | Saint John's Seminary (Massachusetts) University of Notre Dame |
| Motto | Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My soul magnifies the Lord) |
| Styles of Robert Francis Hennessey | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Robert Hennessey was born in South Boston, Massachusetts, to John and Eileen (née Cahill) Hennessey. His father was a policeman with the Boston Police Department. The second of five children, he has two brothers, John and Daniel, and two sisters, Deborah and Barbara. Hennessey attended St. Augustine Grammar School in South Boston, then was accepted for seventh grade at Boston Latin School. Hennessey then spent the next eight years at St. John's Seminary in Boston. He was ordained a deacon in 1977.[1][2]
Priesthood
Hennessey was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Humberto Medeiros on May 20, 1978 for the Archdiocese of Boston.[3] After his ordination, he was assigned as parochial vicar at St. Joseph Parish in Hanson, Massachusetts. Hennessey's next assignment was as parochial vicar at St. Peter Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1983, he was assigned to St. Joseph Parish in Needham, Massachusetts, staying there for three years. He then entered a graduate studies program at Moreau Seminary at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.[4][2]
Hennessey spent the next six years serving in the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle in Bolivia. Following his return to Boston in 1994, Hennessey became pastor of Most Holy Redeemer Paris in East Boston, Massachusetts, serving there for the next 12 years. In 1995, he became the administrator of Our Lady of the Airways Chapel at Logan International Airport until 1998.[4]
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
On October 12, 2006, Hennessey was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and titular bishop of Tigias. He received his episcopal consecration on December 12, 2006, from Archbishop Seán O'Malley, with Bishops John Boles and Emilio Allué serving as co-consecrators[5] His episcopal motto is "Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum" Luke 1:46-55, meaning, "My soul doth magnify the Lord".[5]
Hennessey first held the post of episcopal vicar for the Central Pastoral Region of the archdiocese, but was transferred on January 23, 2014 to the Merrimack Region.[5][3]
See also
References
- "The new man – Bishop Robert Hennessey leads Merrimack Region as Catholics celebrate Easter". Lowell Sun. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "Robert F. Hennessey — bishop, priest, friend". www.thebostonpilot.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "Most Reverend Robert F. Hennessey | Archdiocese of Boston". www.bostoncatholic.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "Bishop Hennessey to become Merrimack Regional Bishop". www.thebostonpilot.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- Christine Williams (December 15, 2008). "Bishops Dooher and Hennessey ordained". The Pilot.
