John J. Myers
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Joseph Myers |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Newark Ecclesiastical Superior Emeritus of Turks and Caicos |
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| Archdiocese | Newark |
| Appointed | July 24, 2001 |
| Installed | October 9, 2001 |
| Term ended | November 7, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Theodore Edgar McCarrick |
| Successor | Joseph William Tobin |
| Other posts | Ecclesiastical Superior Emeritus of Turks and Caicos |
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| Ordination | December 17, 1966 by Francis Frederick Reh |
| Consecration | September 3, 1987 by Edward W. O'Rourke, Thomas C. Kelly, and Donald Wuerl |
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July 26, 1941 Earlville, Illinois |
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| Alma mater |
Pontifical Gregorian University North American College |
| Motto | MYSTERIUM ECCLESIAE LUCEAT (LET THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH SHINE FORTH) |
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Styles of John Joseph Myers |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Edward William O'Rourke |
| Date of consecration | September 3, 1987 |
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Bishops consecrated by John J. Myers as principal consecrator
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| Edgar Moreira da Cunha | June 27, 2003 |
| Gaetano Aldo Donato | May 21, 2004 |
| John Walter Flesey | May 21, 2004 |
| Manuel Aurelio Cruz | June 9, 2008 |
John Joseph Myers (born July 26, 1941 in Earlville, Illinois) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the Emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark (New Jersey, U.S.). His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on November 7, 2016.
The eldest of seven children, Myers has an ancestry that traces its roots to England, Ireland and France. Ancestors settled in northern Illinois in the late 19th century. The Myers family farmed land near Earlville, Illinois. Prayer was an important part of their family routine and John Myers became an altar server in his parish, St. Theresa, from an early age. He attended the Earlville schools and graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1963. While he was a student at Loras, Bishop John Baptist Franz offered him the opportunity to prepare for the priesthood in Rome.
He was ordained to the priesthood (by Bishop Francis Reh at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome) for the Diocese of Peoria (Illinois) on December 17, 1966. His education for the priesthood and as a priest included study in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University while attending seminary at the North American College, where he received the S.T.L., or licentiate (post-master's certification) in sacred theology, and a doctorate in church law, the J.C.D.
John Myers, at 46, was consecrated coadjutor Bishop of Peoria in 1987, with Peoria's Bishop Edward William O'Rourke as the principal consecrator, and Louisville's archbishop, Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., and the Bishop of Pittsburgh, Donald William Wuerl, serving as the co-consecrators. He served as coadjutor Bishop of Peoria, and became Bishop of Peoria upon O'Rourke's resignation and retirement in 1990.
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