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Paul Loverde

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Paul Stephen Loverde
Bishop Emeritus of Arlington
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Baltimore
Diocese Arlington
Appointed January 25, 1999
Installed March 25, 1999
Term ended October 4, 2016
Predecessor John R. Keating
Successor Michael F. Burbidge
Other posts Apostolic Administrator for Arlington
Orders
Ordination December 18, 1965
by Francis F. Reh
Consecration April 12, 1988
by John F. Whealon, Francis Frederick Reh, and Daniel Patrick Reilly
Personal details
Born (1940-09-03) September 3, 1940 (age 76)
Framingham, Massachusetts
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2 Timothy 4:2
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Paul Stephen Loverde (born September 3, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the retired bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Northern Virginia.

Paul Loverde was born on September 3, 1940 in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Paul and Ann Marie (née Conti) Loverde. Loverde received his secondary school education at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by an education at Saint Bernard Seminary College in Rochester, New York. Loverde graduated with a B.A. (summa cum laude) in 1962 and was chosen to study in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Loverde earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) there in 1966.

Loverde was ordained a priest December 18, 1965 at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Bishop Francis F. Reh, who was rector at the Pontifical North American College. After completing his studies in Rome in 1966, he returned to the United States and began serving in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut. He served in a variety of capacities within the Diocese, including assistant pastor at St. Sebastian Church in Middletown and religion teacher at various high schools. He was also campus chaplain at Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and Eastern Connecticut State University and Instructor of Canon Law at Holy Apostles Seminary. In 1982, Loverde received a Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.) from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.


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