Alexander Joseph Brunett
Alexander Joseph Brunett (born January 17, 1934 in Detroit - † January 31, 2020 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seattle .
Life
Brunett, the second of 14 siblings, received after his theological training at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, on July 13, 1958, the priestly ordination by the auxiliary bishop in Rome , Luigi Traglia . He received his doctorate in theology from Marquette University .
He has served as a pastor, university chaplain, and seminary director in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He was committed to being responsible for ecumenism in Detroit and was instrumental in initiating a national Catholic-Jewish dialogue. He was considered a pioneer in interreligious efforts and received several awards for it.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Helena on April 19, 1994 . The Archbishop of Portland, Oregon , William Joseph Levada , donated him episcopal ordination on July 6 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Adam Joseph Maida , Archbishop of Detroit, and Elden Francis Curtiss , Archbishop of Omaha .
He was named Archbishop of Seattle on October 28, 1997, and inducted into office on December 18 of the same year. Brunett was able to double the Catholic community's fundraising campaigns despite the economic recession and rising health care costs. He had the school infrastructure in West Washington expanded and in 2002 he founded the Fulcrum Foundation , a local foundation that supported grants for poor children to attend Catholic schools. In 2004 he headed the Anglican-Roman-Catholic International Commission with the publication of "The Seattle Statement", the first joint international declaration of understanding between two Christian communities on the place of Mary in the teaching and life of the Church. Under Brunett, the Catholic Community Services (CCS) developed into one of the largest social service providers in West Washington, offering more than 10 million meals, providing almost 2.2 million emergency shelters, building over 1,000 new affordable housing units and providing 21 million hours of varied work Offered services for the elderly and disabled. Brunett advocated the condemnation of priests who were guilty of abuse; He was the author of "Policy and Procedures for Protecting Children and Liaising with Previous Victims of Abuse".
On September 16, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement; nevertheless he was still an apostolic administrator in the Diocese of Oakland in California until a stroke in 2013.
The regional group of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Helena , an Irish Catholic traditional association, annually awards the "Alexander J. Brunett Medal for Social Justice" for social commitment, named after Alexander J. Brunett.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary accessed on February 1, 2020
- ↑ a b "Alexander Brunett, Seattle archbishop who oversaw expansions amid burgeoning sex-abuse scandal, dies at 86" , The Seattle Times, January 31, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 (English)
- ↑ "The Bishop Brunett Award" , on hibernian.org , accessed on February 1, 2020 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elden Francis Curtiss |
Bishop of Helena 1994–1997 |
Robert Charles Morlino |
| Thomas Joseph Murphy |
Archbishop of Seattle 1997-2010 |
James Peter Sartain |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunett, Alexander Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brunett, Alex J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seattle |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 2020 |