John Joseph Jenik
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Joseph Jenik |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of New York Titular Bishop of Druas |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Appointed | June 14, 2014 |
| Installed | August 4, 2014 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Druas |
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| Ordination | May 30, 1970 by Terence Cooke |
| Consecration | August 4, 2014 by Timothy M. Dolan, Gerald Thomas Walsh, and Dominick John Lagonegro |
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| Born |
March 7, 1944 Manhattan, New York |
| Motto | DEFEND THE POOR AND NEEDY |
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Styles of John Joseph Jenik |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Joseph Jenik (born March 7, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.
Jenik was born on Manhattan and was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Cathedral College High School. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie. Jenik was ordained a priest by Cardinal Terence Cooke on May 30, 1970. He studied Spanish at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and earned a master's degree in education from Fordham University. His pastoral assignments were all in The Bronx. They included parochial vicar at St. Jerome’s parish from 1970 to 1974, St. Thomas Aquinas parish from 1974 to 1978 and Our Lady of Refuge parish from 1978 to 1985. He then served as pastor at Our Lady of Refuge from 1985 to 2014. Jenik was named a monsignor in 1995, and served as regional vicar for the Northeast Bronx from 2006 to 2014.
Jenik was named the Titular Bishop of Druas and Auxiliary Bishop of New York by Pope Francis on June 14, 2014. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 4, 2014. New York auxiliary bishops Gerald Thomas Walsh and Dominick John Lagonegro were the co-consecrators.
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