John Joseph Snyder
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John Joseph Snyder (born October 25, 1925 in New York City - September 27, 2019 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Augustine .
Life
John Joseph Snyder studied philosophy and theology at Cathedral College in Brooklyn and Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York. On June 9, 1951, he was ordained a priest by Thomas Edmund Molloy , Archbishop of Brooklyn. After pastoral work in Flushing, New York, he was personal assistant to Bishop Bryan Joseph McEntegart from 1957 to 1968 and secretary to Bishop Francis J. Mugavero from 1968 to 1972 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on December 13, 1972 auxiliary bishop in Brooklyn and titular bishop of Forum Popilii . The Bishop of Brooklyn Francis J. Mugavero ordained him episcopal on February 2 the next year ; Co- consecrators were John Joseph Boardman , Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, and Paul Leonard Hagarty, OSB , Bishop of Nassau .
He was named Bishop of Saint Augustine on October 2, 1979, and took office on December 5 of the same year. On December 12, 2000, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
John Joseph Snyder was involved in numerous social projects and the Christians in the Holy Land . In 1994 he was appointed Grand Officer of the Papal Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio and invested in the USA Southeastern Lieutenancy on October 15, 1994 in Atlanta by Grand Prior Francis B. Schulte .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States of America , OESSH, accessed January 4, 2016 (en.)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Francis Tanner |
Bishop of Saint Augustine 1979-2000 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Snyder, John Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Augustine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2019 |