His Excellency, The Most Reverend Paul Stephen Loverde |
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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 |
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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 |
Framingham, Massachusetts |
September 3, 1940
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Motto |
ENCOURAGE AND TEACH WITH PATIENCE 2 Timothy 4:2 |
Styles of Paul Stephen Loverde |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
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.