Joseph Maria Pernicone
| Joseph Maria Pernicone | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of New York | |
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Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Yonkers
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| In office | 1954-1978 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 18, 1926 |
| Consecration | May 5, 1955 by Cardinal Francis Spellman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 4, 1903 Regalbuto, Sicily |
| Died | February 11, 1985 (aged 81) Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Salvatore and Petronilla (née Taverna) Pernicone |
| Education | Cathedral College |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's Seminary |
Joseph Maria Pernicone (November 4, 1903 – February 11, 1985) was an Italian-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1954 to 1978.
Joseph Pernicone was born in Regalbuto, Sicily, to Salvatore and Petronilla (née Taverna) Pernicone. He received his early training at the seminaries in Nicosia and Catania. He came to the United States in 1920. He continued his studies at Cathedral College in New York City and St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers.
He was ordained to the priesthood on December 18, 1926. His first assignment was as a curate at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Yonkers. In 1932, he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was pastor of Our Lady of Carmel Church in Poughkeepsie from 1932 to 1944, and served as master of ceremonies at the Requiem Mass for Marchese Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless telegraphy, in 1937.
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