Norbert Dorsey
Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey CP (born Leonard James Dorsey ; born December 14, 1929 in Springfield , Massachusetts , USA ; † February 21, 2013 in Orlando , Florida ) was an American religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Orlando .
Life
Norbert Dorsey studied from 1946 to 1948 at Holy Cross Seminary in Dunkirk, New York, and joined on 15 August 1949, the Congregation of the Passionists in. He studied philosophy and theology in Jamaica, New York and Union City, New Jersey, put on 15 August 1949, the profession , and received on 28 April in 1956 by Cuthbert O'Gara CP at St. Michael's Monastery in Union City, the ordination . He then completed postgraduate studies in Sacred Eloquence in Munich, London and Rome. He graduated as a conductor at the Pontificio Instituto de Música Sagrada . At the Pontifical Gregorian University he was awarded a Dr. theol. PhD .
He was Professor of Theology at West Hartford, CT, and Rector of the Abbey at West Springfield, MA from 1965 to 1970. He was Provincial of the Order for two terms. In 1982 he became General Assistant to the Order in Rome and responsible for visitations in 52 countries around the world.
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Mactaris and auxiliary bishop in Miami on January 10, 1986 . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Miami, Edward Anthony McCarthy , on March 19 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Joseph Francis Maguire , Bishop of Springfield , and Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss CP, Prelate Emeritus of Marbel . His episcopal motto was Love is Ingenious . He also took over the office of vicar general and personnel management of the archdiocese. He was a member of the boards of directors of St. Thomas University and Barry University in Miami and St. Leo College near Tampa.
He was named Bishop of Orlando on March 20, 1990, and inducted into office on May 25 of the same year. On November 13, 2004, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation due to reasons of age.
Web links
- Entry on Norbert Dorsey on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved February 22, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Joseph Grady |
Bishop of Orlando 1990-2004 |
Thomas Wenski |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorsey, Norbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dorsey, Norbert Mary Leonard James (full name); Dorsey, Leonard James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Orlando |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springfield , Massachusetts , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2013 |
| Place of death | Orlando , Florida |