Joseph John Gerry
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph J. Gerry, O.S.B. |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Portland | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Diocese | Portland |
| Appointed | December 21, 1988 |
| Installed | February 21, 1989 |
| Term ended | February 10, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Edward Cornelius O'Leary |
| Successor | Richard Joseph Malone |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1954 by Matthew Francis Brady |
| Consecration | April 21, 1986 by Odore Joseph Gendron, Ernest John Primeau, and Robert Edward Mulvee |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 12, 1928 Millinocket, Maine |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester (1986-1988) |
Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., (born September 12, 1928) is an American Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Portland from 1989 to 2004.
Gerry was born in Millinocket, Maine, and graduated from George W. Stearns High School in 1945. He then entered St. Anselm Abbey in Goffstown, New Hampshire, and made his profession of religious vows as a monk of that monastery on July 2, 1948, following his novitiate at St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Anselm College in 1950, and completed his theological studies at the abbey.
On June 12, 1954, Gerry was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Matthew Francis Brady, at St. Joseph's Cathedral. He earned a Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1955, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University in 1959. From 1958 to 1986, he was professor of philosophy and humanities at Saint Anselm College. He was named sub-prior (1959) and later prior (1963) of the abbey, becoming its third abbot on January 6, 1972. At the college, he also served as academic dean (1971–72) and chancellor (1972–1986).
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