Robert Joseph McManus
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Robert Joseph McManus |
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| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Diocese | Worcester |
| Appointed | March 9, 2004 |
| Installed | May 14, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Daniel Patrick Reilly |
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| Ordination | May 27, 1978 by Kenneth Anthony Angell |
| Consecration | February 22, 1999 by Kenneth Anthony Angell, Robert Edward Mulvee, and Louis Edward Gelineau |
| Personal details | |
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July 5, 1951 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Providence |
| Motto | CHRISTUS VERITATIS SPLENDOR |
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Styles of Robert Joseph McManus |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Robert Joseph McManus (born July 5, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts.
McManus was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Edward W. & Helen F. (née King) McManus. He grew up in the Providence area, graduating from Blessed Sacrament School and Our Lady of Providence High School. He is an alumnus of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the Toronto School of Theology.
McManus was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1978 by Bishop Kenneth Anthony Angell of Providence. He served as an associate pastor at several parishes and chaplaincies throughout the diocese for nearly twenty years. He was elevated to the title of Monsignor on February 28, 1997 by Pope John Paul II.
McManus was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Providence on February 22, 1999.
On May 14, 2004, Bishop McManus succeeded Bishop Daniel P. Reilly upon the latter's retirement. He was installed in Worcester on May 14, 2004.
Bishop McManus criticized the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester for renting out "sacred space" to the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy for workshops. He expressed the view that the classes taught things which violated the teachings of the Catholic Church. On October 10, 2007, he issued a statement making known his criticisms of the conference.
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