David M. O'Connell
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend David Michael O'Connell CM DD |
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| Bishop of Trenton | |
| Archdiocese | Newark |
| Diocese | Trenton |
| Appointed | June 4, 2010 |
| Installed | December 1, 2010 |
| Predecessor | John Mortimer Smith |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 29, 1982 by Bishop Joseph Mark McShea |
| Consecration | July 30, 2010 by Bishop John Mortimer Smith, John J. Myers, and Donald Wuerl |
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| Born |
April 21, 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Residence | Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| Parents | Arthur J. and June O'Connell |
| Previous post | President of The Catholic University of America (1998–2010) |
| Alma mater | Niagara University (M.A.); Mary Immaculate Seminary (M.Div. and M.Th.); The Catholic University of America (J.C.L. and J.C.D.) |
| Motto | MINISTRARE NON MINISTRARI (To serve and not to be served) |
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Styles of David Michael O'Connell |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
David Michael O'Connell, C.M., (born April 21, 1955) is a member of the Congregation of the Mission, commonly called the Vincentian Fathers, and a past President of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.. He is currently the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, in the United States.
O'Connell was born in Philadelphia, one of the four sons of Arthur J. and June O'Connell. He was raised in nearby Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Feeling drawn at an early age to the Catholic priesthood, he attended the Vincentian minor seminary, St. Joseph Preparatory High School, in Princeton, New Jersey, and later received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, in 1978. He then studied at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pennsylvania, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree (1981) and a Master of Theology degree in Moral Theology (1983).
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