Michael A. Saporito
Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
Titular Bishop of Luperciana
ArchdioceseNewark
AppointedFebruary 27, 2020
InstalledJune 30, 2020
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Luperciana
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1992
ConsecrationJune 30, 2020
by Joseph W. Tobin, Manuel Aurelio Cruz, and John Walter Flesey
Personal details
Born (1962-05-03) May 3, 1962
MottoFeed my sheep
Styles of
Michael A. Saporito
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Michael A. Saporito (born May 3, 1962) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey since 2020.

Biography

Michael Saporito was born on May 3, 1962, in Newark, New Jersey. On May 30, 1992, Saporito was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark by then Archbishop Theodore McCarrick.[1]

Pope Francis appointed Saporito as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Newark on February 27, 2020.[2][3] Saporito's consecration as a bishop, originally scheduled for May 5, 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, occurred on June 30, 2020. He was consecrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Michael Arsenio Saporito [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. "Pope Francis Names Three New Auxiliary Bishops of Newark". Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. "Three Auxiliary Bishops Named for Archdiocese of Newark". Retrieved February 27, 2020.

Episcopal succession


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