Michael A. Perry
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The Most Reverend Michael A. Perry, O.F.M. |
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| Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor | |
| Predecessor | José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. |
| Other posts | Vicar General of the Order of Friars Minor (2009–2013); Minister Provincial of the Province of the Sacred Heart (2008–2009) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 June 1984 |
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| Born |
7 June 1954 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
Michael Anthony Perry, O.F.M. (born 1954), is an American Franciscan friar who is the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor.
Perry was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Philosophy from Quincy University. Following his university studies, he entered the novitiate of the Province of the Sacred Heart of the Franciscan Order on 25 June 1977, and professed temporary religious vows on 11 August of the following year, the feast day of Saint Clare of Assisi.
Perry was then sent to pursue his academic studies in preparation for ordination as a Catholic priest. He earned the degree of Master of Arts in Theology, and then a Masters of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL. He professed solemn vows as a full member of the Franciscan friars on 10 October 1981, and was ordained on 2 June 1984.
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