American prelate
Joseph Nathaniel Perry
Archdiocese
Chicago See Lead Appointed May 5, 1999 Installed June 29, 1998 Retired September 19, 2023 Other post(s)
Titular Bishop of Lead Ordination May 24, 1975 by
William Edward Cousins Consecration June 29, 1998 by
Francis George ,
Rembert Weakland , and
George Murry , Born (1948-04-18 ) April 18, 1948 (age 75) Education
Saint Joseph's College
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
Catholic University of America Motto Emitte me Domine (Send me, Lord)
Joseph Nathaniel Perry (born April 18, 1948) is an American
prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church who served as an
auxiliary bishop for the
Archdiocese of Chicago from 1998 to 2023.
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Perry is a past vice-president of the board of the
National Black Catholic Congress , and chairman of the
US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee on African-American Affairs. He is also a supporter and celebrant of the
Traditional Latin Mass , and has celebrated pontifical high masses, ordinations, and confirmations according to the traditional rite.
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Biography
Early life and education
A native of
Chicago , Joseph Perry was born on April 18, 1948.
[8] He attended various Catholic elementary schools in Chicago between 1954 and 1962. In 1963, he attended
Carver High School in Chicago for one year before transferring to
St. Lawrence Seminary High School in Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin.
[9]
In 1967, Perry entered the Capuchin Seminary of St. Mary in
Crown Point, Indiana where he studied through 1971. He then attended
Saint Joseph's College in
Rensselaer, Indiana , receiving a
Bachelor of Philosophy degree and a Bachelor of Theology degree. Perry then entered
St. Francis Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin, receiving a
Master of Divinity degree in 1975.
Ordination and ministry
On May 24, 1975, Perry was ordained a priest by Archbishop
William Cousins for the
Archdiocese of Milwaukee .
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[9] After his ordination, he was assigned as
associate pastor at St. Nicholas Parish in Milwaukee. In 1976, Perry was appointed to the archdiocesan
tribunal . Between 1979 and 1981, Perry attended
Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., obtaining a
Licentiate of Canon Law . After receiving his licentiate, Perry returned to the tribunal, where he was appointed chief judicial officer in 1983. At the same time, he started teaching canon law at
Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin.
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In 1995, Perry permanently left the tribunal to return to pastoral work with an assignment as pastor of All Saints Parish in Milwaukee. In 1996. he began teaching canon law at
Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee and in 1997 at
Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois.
[9]
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
On May 5, 1998,
Pope John Paul II appointed Perry as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the
titular bishop of
Lead .
[8] He was consecrated on June 29, 1998 by Cardinal
Francis George . He was then appointed the
episcopal vicar for Vicariate VI of the archdiocese.
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Membership and appointments
In 2010, George named Perry as the diocesan
postulator for the sainthood cause of Father
Augustus Tolton , a former slave who became the first known African-American priest in the Catholic Church.
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Perry served as chair of the USCCB Committee on African American Catholics. He has also served on several other USCCB committees, including those for Education, Home Missions; the Ad Hoc Committee on Catholics' Use of Holy Scripture; the Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth; and the Ad Hoc Committee for a Plenary Council, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the subcommittee for the Defense of Marriage and the subcommittee for Migrants, Refugees and Travelers.
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Since 1977, Perry has been a member of the
Canon Law Society of America (CLSA). In 1998, he sat on the board of advisors of
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago. In addition, he served as an episcopal liaison for
catechetics and Liturgical Training Publications (LTP) of the archdiocese, and as a judge on the Ecclesiastical Court of Appeals for all the Illinois dioceses.
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Resignation
Pope Francis accepted Perry's resignation on September 19, 2023. Perry had submitted his resignation to the pope when he turned age 75, the
mandatory retirement age for bishops.
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See also
References
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"Pope Francis accepts resignation of two Chicago auxiliary bishops" . Catholic News Agency . Retrieved September 19, 2023 .
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"Pope Francis Accepts Resignations of Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Wypych" . United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . Retrieved September 19, 2023 .
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"March for Life 2013 Sees Two Traditional Masses at Old St. Mary's in Washington DC" .
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter . January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
^ Kocik, Thomas (September 24, 2017).
"Bishop Perry on "Summorum Pontificum" 10 Years Later" . New Liturgical Movement . Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
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"A Full Cathedral, a Pontifical Mass and the Triumph of the Cross" . Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter . September 28, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
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"Visiting Bishop Celebrates Pontifical Solemn Mass At Dayton's Holy Family" .
The Catholic Telegraph .
Cincinnati . November 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
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"FSSP Priestly Ordinations May 28, 2021" . Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter . May 24, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
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"Bishop Joseph Nathaniel Perry" .
Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved September 21, 2015 .
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"Auxiliary Bishops" . Archdiocese of Chicago . Retrieved December 20, 2021 .
^ Dugan, Conor.
"A Bishop Speaks Out About Racism: An Interview With Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry" . Church Life Journal . Retrieved December 20, 2021 .
^ Brockhaus, Hannah.
"Pope Francis accepts resignation of two Chicago auxiliary bishops" . CNA . Rome Newsroom. Retrieved September 19, 2023 .
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