John Gerard Noonan
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Gerard Noonan |
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| Bishop of Orlando | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Orlando |
| Appointed | October 23, 2010 |
| In office | December 16, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Wenski |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 23, 1983 |
| Consecration | August 24, 2005 by John Favalora, Agustin Roman, and Felipe de Jesús Estévez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 26, 1951 Limerick, Ireland |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Miami/Titular Bishop of Bonusta |
| Motto | GOD BEFORE ME AND GOD WITH ME |
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Styles of John Gerard Noonan |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Bishop John Gerard Noonan (born on February 26, 1951 in Limerick, Ireland) is the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando.
Since the 1970s he has lived in Florida except for when he earned a master's degree in education at Boston College.
Bishop Noonan was the son of John Noonan (? - April 1, 1962) and Margaret Purcell (?-October 13, 1995).
He graduated from St. John Vianney College Seminary in 1979. He earned a BA. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boyton Beach in 1983. In 1996, he earned a Master of Education from Boston College.
Noonan was ordained a priest on September 23, 1983, at St. Paul of the Cross Church, North Palm Beach . He was then assigned as parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Pompano Beach (1983–1989) while also serving as the chaplain for the youth ministry of Broward County (1985–1987). He then was made Dean of Men at St. John Vianney College Seminary (1989–1993); then priest in residence at St. Rose of Lima in Miami Shores (1993–1994). He then become supervising principal at Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens (1993–1994) and then supervising principal at St. Brendan High School in Miami (1994–1996). He served as Rector/President of St. John Vianney College Seminary from 1996 until 2005.
On June 21, 2005, he was appointed as Titular Bishop of Bonusta and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. He was consecrated a bishop on August 24, 2005, at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Miami. His principal consecrator was Archbishop John Clement Favalora and his co-consecrators were Bishop Agustin Alejo Roman Rodriguez and Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez.
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