Terry R. LaValley
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Terry Ronald LaValley |
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| Bishop of Ogdensburg | |
| Province | New York |
| Diocese | Ogdensburg |
| Appointed | February 23, 2010 |
| Installed | April 30, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Robert Joseph Cunningham |
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| Ordination | September 24, 1988 by Stanislaus Joseph Brzana |
| Consecration | April 30, 2010 by Timothy M. Dolan, Paul Loverde, and Robert Joseph Cunningham |
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March 26, 1956 Plattsburgh, New York |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | FOLLOW ME |
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Styles of Terry Ronald LaValley |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Terry Ronald LaValley (born March 26, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Bishop of Ogdensburg.
The second of six children, LaValley was born in Plattsburgh, New York, to Ronald and Doris LaValley. He was raised in St. Ann's Parish and received his early education at Mooers Central School in Mooers. He graduated from Northeastern Clinton Central High School in Champlain. He attended the State University of New York at Albany for two years before enlisting in the United States Navy, where he served from 1977 to 1983. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY Albany in 1980.
In 1983, LaValley entered Wadhams Hall Seminary College in Ogdensburg, earning a Certificate of Studies in Philosophy the following year. He continued his studies at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Christ the King in 1988. He was ordained to the diaconate on February 27, 1988.
LaValley was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Stanislaus J. Brzana on September 24, 1988. His first assignment was as a curate at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Massena. During his time at Sacred Heart, he also served as associate secretary of the diocesan marriage tribunal and a member of the Presbyteral Council. He completed his graduate studies at St. Paul's University in Ottawa, Canada, where he earned a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1994.
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