Donald Edmond Pelotte
Donald Edmond Pelotte SSS (born April 13, 1945 in Waterville , Maine , USA , † January 7, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , USA) was an American clergyman and bishop of Gallup . He was the first " Native American " in a bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Donald Pelotte came from an Indian family in North America. His father was a member of the Abenaki tribe ; his mother was a French Canadian . He joined the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament at (Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament) and studied in the seminar Eymard Hyde Park , New York and at the Jesuit John Carroll University in Cleveland , Ohio . At Fordham University in New York City , he was with a thesis on John Courtney Murray to Dr. theol. PhD . He was ordained a priest on September 2, 1972 by Bishop Edward O'Leary . At the age of 33 he became Provincial of his order in the USA.
Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of the Gallup Diocese in the US state of New Mexico on February 24, 1986 . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Santa Fe, Robert Fortune Sanchez on May 6, 1986; Co- consecrators were the incumbent Bishop of Gallup, Jerome Joseph Hastrich and the Bishop of Cleveland , Anthony Michael Pilla . After the death of Jerome J. Hastrich, he was named third Bishop of Gallup. In 1999 he donated his twin brother Dana Pelotte SSS to the priesthood.
He was particularly known for his commitment to the Indians of North America. He was a member of the National Tekakwitha Conference as well as the Catholic Theological Society of America and the American Catholic Historical Society.
On July 23, 2007, he suffered a traumatic brain injury in the bishop's residence , probably as a victim of serious violence . On January 3, 2008, the Bishop of Phoenix , Thomas J. Olmsted, was appointed Apostolic Administrator sede plena to help him regenerate. On April 30, 2008, Bishop Pelotte's resignation for health reasons was announced by Pope Benedict XVI. granted.
He died in the Holy Cross Hospital specialty clinic in Ft. Lauderdale in Florida and was buried on January 14, 2010 in the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup.
Fonts
- John Courtney Murray: Theologian in Conflict , Paulist Press International 1976, ISBN 978-0809102129
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Donald Edmond Pelotte on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Bishop emeritus of Gallup Donald E. Pelotte dies at 64
- First American Indian prelate, Bishop Donald Pelotte, dies at age 64
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome Joseph Hastrich |
Bishop of Gallup 1990–2008 |
James Sean Wall |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pelotte, Donald Edmond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and Bishop of Gallup |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterville , Maine , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 2010 |
| Place of death | Fort Lauderdale , Florida , USA |