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Robert P. Reed (bishop)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Robert Philip Reed
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
Titular Bishop of Sufar
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Boston
Appointed June 3, 2016
Installed August 24, 2016
Other posts Titular Bishop of Sufar
Orders
Ordination July 6, 1985
Consecration August 24, 2016
by Seán Patrick O'Malley, Arthur Kennedy, and Robert Deeley
Personal details
Born (1959-06-11) June 11, 1959 (age 58)
Boston, Massachusetts
Denomination Roman Catholic
Motto IESUS SOLA NOBIS SPES
("Jesus, our only hope")
Styles of
Robert Philip Reed
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Robert Philip Reed (born June 11, 1959) is an American Roman Catholic bishop.

As of 2016, he is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and the President of the television network CatholicTV.

Robert Philip Reed was born in Boston on June 11, 1959 to William and Jeanne Reed. He grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts and studied at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers.

Reed studied for the priesthood at Saint John's Seminary in Boston and the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

Reed was ordained as a priest on July 6, 1985 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Swampscott. His first assignment as a priest was to Immaculate Conception Parish in Malden/Medford, Massachusetts. He has also served as pastor at St. Matthew Parish in Dorchester, Massachusetts and Holy Ghost Parish in Whitman, Massachusetts.

In addition to parish assignments, Reed undertook a career in broadcasting for the Archdiocese of Boston. Since the 1980s, he has presented a weekly radio program that airs on Sunday mornings, "The Catholic Hour." Reed earned a degree in Television Management from Boston University, and joined the Boston Catholic Television Center (later CatholicTV), where he held the titles of Director of Educational Development, Assistant Director, and Director. Currently, he is the President of the CatholicTV Network and CEO of iCatholic Media, Inc.

On June 3, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular Bishop of Sufar in Mauretania Caesariensis. He was consecrated on August 24, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston by Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston. Currently, he serves as a Vicar General and Regional Bishop of the West Region of the Archdiocese of Boston and as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts. In addition, he is a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Communications and the Subcommittee on Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service.


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