Gregory John Hartmayer
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gregory John Hartmayer |
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| Bishop of Savannah | |
| Archdiocese | Atlanta |
| Diocese | Savannah |
| Appointed | July 19, 2011 |
| Installed | October 18, 2011 |
| Predecessor | J. Kevin Boland |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 5, 1979 by Howard James Hubbard |
| Consecration | October 18, 2011 by Wilton Daniel Gregory, J. Kevin Boland, and Luis Rafael Zarama |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 21, 1951 Buffalo, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Savannah, Georgia |
| Parents | John and Sally Hartmayer |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Motto | PAX ET BONUM (English: Peace and Good) |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. (born November 21, 1951) is an American priest and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A Conventual Franciscan, he was appointed the fourteenth bishop of the Diocese of Savannah by Pope Benedict XVI on July 19, 2011. He was consecrated and installed on October 18, 2011.
Gregory John Hartmayer was born in Buffalo, New York, one of four children of John and Sally Hartmayer. He was raised in nearby Tonawanda, where he received his early education at St. Amelia School. He graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School in 1969.
After graduating from high school, Hartmayer joined the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, at the St. Joseph Cupertino Friary in Ellicott City, Maryland. He took his simple vows as a Conventual Franciscan friar on August 15, 1970, before making his solemn profession on August 15, 1973. He also studied at St. Hyacinth College and Seminary in Granby, Massachusetts, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy in 1974. From 1974 to 1975, he taught at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore. He then returned to New York to study theology at St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer, receiving a Master of Theology degree in 1979.
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