Pope Francis names new Bishop for
Columbus, USA
Bishop Robert J Brennan has been appointed the new Bishop of
Columbus, USA.
Pope Francis has named Bishop Robert J Brennan, currently
serving as an Auxiliary Bishop in Rockville Centre, as the new Bishop of
Columbus, Ohio, USA. He succeeds Bishop Frederick F Campbell, whose resignation
was accepted by the Holy Father.
Biography of Bishop Robert J Brennan
Bishop Robert John Brennan was born 7 June 1962 in the
Bronx, in the Archdiocese of New York. After attending Our Lady of
Perpetual Help elementary school and Saint John the Baptist
Diocesan High School in West Islip, he obtained a Bachelor of
Science in Mathematics and in Computer Science at Saint John’s
University in Queens. Later, he pursued his ecclesiastical studies
at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington.
He was ordained a priest on 27 May 1989 for the Diocese of
Rockville Centre.
After his ordination, Father Brennan served as Parochial
Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish in Smithtown (1989-1994);
secretary of the three Bishops of Rockville Centre (1994-2002); Vicar General
and Moderator of the Curia (2002-2019); and Pastor of Saint Mary of the
Isle Parish in Long Beach (2010-2012).
In 1996, Brennan was named Chaplain of His Holiness, and in
2002 Honorary Prelate.
Father Brennan was appointed as an Auxiliary of Rockville
Centre and titular Bishop of Erdonia on 8 June 2012; and received episcopal
consecration on 25 July of that year. As Auxiliary Bishop, he continued in his
role as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia.
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