Robert Joseph Kurtz

Robert Joseph Kurtz CR (born July 25, 1939 in Chicago ) is a Roman Catholic religious and emeritus bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda on the British Bermuda Islands.

Life

Robert Joseph Kurtz joined the order of the Resurrectionists and was ordained a priest on March 11, 1967 . From 1981 to 1993 he was Superior General of the Resurrectionists.

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda on June 1, 1995 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Trinidad and Tobago , Eugenio Sbarbaro , donated him episcopal ordination on September 15 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Brian Leo John Hennessy CR, Old Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda, and Nino Marzoli CR, Auxiliary Bishop in Santa Cruz de la Sierra .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on June 13, 2015.

Web links

Entry on Robert Joseph Kurtz on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Hamilton in Bermuda (Antilles) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 13, 2015, accessed June 13, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Brian Leo John Hennessy CR	Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda 1995-2015	Wiesław Śpiewak

personal data
SURNAME	Kurtz, Robert Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American religious, bishop emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Hamilton in Bermuda (Antilles) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 13, 2015, accessed June 13, 2015 (Italian).