John S. Bonnici | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of New York Titular Bishop ofArindela | |
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| Archdiocese | New York |
| Appointed | January 25, 2022 |
| Installed | March 1, 2022 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop ofArindela, Pastor of Sts. John and Paul Parish and St. Augustine Parish, Larchmont, NY |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 22, 1991 by John O'Connor |
| Consecration | March 1, 2022 by Timothy M. Dolan,John Joseph O'Hara,Gerald Thomas Walsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-02-17)February 17, 1965 (age 60) |
| Motto | To Jesus through Mary |
| Styles of John Samuel Bonnici | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Samuel Bonnici (born February 17, 1965) is an American prelate of theRoman Catholic Church who has been serving as anauxiliary bishop for theArchdiocese of New York in New York City since 2022.
John Bonnici was born on February 17, 1965, in New York City. He is a 1983 graduate ofCathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Queens, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree in biology and philosophy atSt. John's University in Brooklyn, New York, in 1987.[1]
Malone traveled to Rome in 1987 to attend the seminary of thePontifical North American College and study at thePontifical Gregorian University. He received alicentiate from thePontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome in 1992.[2]
Bonnici was ordained a priest atSt. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on June 22, 1991, by CardinalJohn O'Connor for the Archdiocese of New York.[3] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Bonnici to the faculty ofSt Joseph's Seminary inYonkers, New York, for one year.[2] He was moved in 1992 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish inElmsford, New York, to serve as its parochial administrator.[2] In 1995, Bonnici left Our lady to become assistant director of the assistant director of the archdiocesan family life/respect life office; he became director the next year.[2][4]
New York GovernorGeorge Pataki appointed Bonnici to a six-year term on the board of trustees of theCity University of New York in April 2002.[5] His appointment was criticized for his lack of higher education expertise and his political positions onLGBTQ rights andabortion rights for women.[6] That same year, the archdiocese moved Bonnici to St. Philip Neri Parish inThe Bronx to serve as its pastor.[2]
In 2003, Bonnici was awarded aMaster of Divinity degree in theology and a Master of Arts degree in theology (specializing in church history) from St. Joseph's Seminary. He left St. Philip Neri in 2008 to serve as pastor at St. Columba in Chester, New York, working there for the next 13 years. He also served as parochial administrator at St. Mary's Parish inWashingtonville, New York, from 2020 to 2021.[7][2]
On January 25, 2022,Pope Francis appointed Bonnici as an auxiliary bishop of New York. Bonnici was consecrated as a bishop at St. Patrick's Cathedral by CardinalTimothy Dolan on March 1, 2022, with Auxiliary BishopsJohn O'Hara andGerald Walsh serving as co-consecrators.[8][9][3]
In May 2022, Bonnici accompanied Dolan on a visit toPoland andSlovakia to call attention to the plight of Ukrainian refugees from the 2022Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
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| Preceded by - | Auxiliary Bishop of New York 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
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