Peter Leo Gerety
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The Most Reverend Peter Leo Gerety |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Newark | |
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| See | Newark |
| Appointed | March 25, 1974 |
| Installed | June 28, 1974 |
| Term ended | June 3, 1986 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Aloysius Boland |
| Successor | Theodore Edgar McCarrick |
| Other posts |
Coadjutor Bishop of Portland (1966-69) Bishop of Portland (1969-74) |
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| Ordination | June 29, 1939 |
| Consecration | June 1, 1966 by Henry Joseph O'Brien |
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| Born | July 19, 1912 Shelton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died |
September 20, 2016 (aged 104) Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | In omnibus Christ |
| Ordination history of Peter Leo Gerety | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Henry Joseph O'Brien (Hartford) |
| Date of consecration | June 1, 1966 |
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Bishops consecrated by Peter Leo Gerety as principal consecrator
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| Edward Cornelius O'Leary | January 25, 1971 |
| Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. | June 25, 1976 |
| Robert Francis Garner | June 25, 1976 |
| Dominic Anthony Marconi | June 25, 1976 |
| Frank Joseph Rodimer | February 28, 1978 |
| David Arias Pérez, O.A.R. | April 7, 1983 |
Peter Leo Gerety (July 19, 1912 – September 20, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Newark from 1974 to 1986, having previously served as Bishop of Portland (1969–74). Gerety was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the world at the time of his death at age 104.
Peter Gerety was born in Shelton, Connecticut, the oldest of nine sons of Peter Leo and Charlotte Ursula (née Daly) Gerety. Since there were no local Catholic schools, he received his early education at public schools in Shelton, including Commodore Isaac Hull School and the Ferry Street School. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1929, and then worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Jersey Department of Transportation for three years. In 1932, he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. He was sent to continue his studies at Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Issy, France, in 1934.
On June 29, 1939, Gerety was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Hartford at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Following his return to Connecticut, he was assigned as a curate at St. John the Evangelist Church in New Haven. In addition to his duties at St. John's, he served as a chaplain at Grace-New Haven Hospital. In 1942, he was appointed a curate at St. Brendan Church and director of Blessed Martin de Porres Center, both in New Haven. The center was an interracial social and religious organization that ministered to the African American Catholic community. In 1956, the center became St. Martin de Porres Parish and Gerety was named its first pastor.
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