Gerald F. Kicanas
|
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gerald Frederick Kicanas |
|
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Tucson | |
Bishop Kicanas in 2013.
|
|
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Sante Fe |
| Diocese | Tucson |
| Appointed | October 30, 2001 |
| Installed | March 7, 2003 |
| Term ended | October 3, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Manuel Moreno |
| Successor | Edward Weisenburger |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 27, 1967 |
| Consecration | March 20, 1995 by Joseph Bernardin, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Timothy Joseph Lyne |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Gerald Frederick Kicanas |
| Born |
August 18, 1941 Chicago, Illinois |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago |
| Motto | JUSTICE BEGETS PEACE LA JUSTICIA PROMUEVE LA PAZ |
|
Styles of Gerald Frederick Kicanas |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Gerald Frederick Kicanas (born August 18, 1941) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Tucson from January 15, 2002, to October 3, 2017.
Gerald Kicanas was born in Chicago, Illinois, to parents being of Lebanese heritage, Frederick and Eva Kicanas. He attended Immaculate Heart Elementary School and Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago. He obtained his licentiate in Sacred Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 27, 1967, and then earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and an M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola University in Chicago.
After working as an associate pastor until 1978, Kicanas held various offices at the archdiocesan seminary for over twenty-five years. He served as rector, principal, and Dean of Formation at Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, and became rector of Mundelein Seminary at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in 1984. While rector, he also served as a lecturer in Community and Organization Development at Loyola University.
...
Wikipedia