Paul Loverde

The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde
Bishop of Arlington
Church	Catholic Church
See	Arlington
In office	January 25, 1999 – present
Predecessor	John R. Keating
Successor	incumbent
Orders
Ordination	December 18, 1965 by Francis F. Reh
Consecration	April 12, 1988 by John F. Whealon
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1940 Framingham, Massachusetts
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford (1988-1993) Bishop of Ogdensburg (1993–1999)
Motto	Encourage and Teach with Patience, 2 Timothy 4:2[1]

Styles of Paul Stephen Loverde
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Paul Stephen Loverde (born September 3, 1940), is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Northern Virginia.

Biography

Early life and education

Paul Loverde was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on September 3, 1940 to Paul and Ann Marie (née Conti) Loverde.^[2]Loverde received his secondary school education at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by an education at Saint Bernard Seminary College in Rochester, New York. Loverde graduated with a B.A. (summa cum laude) in 1962 and was chosen to study in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Loverde earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) there in 1966.

Ordination and ministry

Loverde was ordained a priest December 18, 1965 at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Bishop Francis F. Reh, who was rector at the Pontifical North American College.^[3] After completing his studies in Rome in 1966, he returned to the United States and began serving in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut. He served in a variety of capacities within the Diocese, including assistant pastor at St. Sebastian Church in Middletown and religion teacher at various high schools. He was also campus chaplain at Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and Eastern Connecticut State University^[4] and Instructor of Canon Law at Holy Apostles Seminary.^[5] In 1982, Loverde received a Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.) from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.^[6]

Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut

In 1988, Pope John Paul II named Loverde Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford and Titular Bishop of Octavia. He was consecrated on April 12, 1988 by Archbishop John F. Whealon at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.^[7] He chose his episcopal motto, "Encourage and Teach with Patience," (2 Timothy 4:2) from Second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy, expressing his belief that, as Bishop, it is "his duty and calling by God to encourage and teach the faith to those who need it, with the gentle patience that each of God's children may need."^[1]

Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York

Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Loverde eleventh Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York in 1993, and he was installed at the Cathedral of St. Mary on January 17, 1994.^[7] While in Ogdensburg, he started vocation and evangelization initiatives. In 1999, he closed Mater Dei College in Oswegatchie.^[8] From 1997–1999, he was State Chaplain of the New York Knights of Columbus.^[7]

Bishop of Arlington, Virginia

After the sudden death in Rome of Bishop John Keating in March 1998, from heart attack during his ad limina visit,^[9] Pope John Paul appointed Loverde the third Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington, where he was installed on March 25, 1999, at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.^[7] Since coming to Arlington he has emphasized vocations — in his first 10 years, he ordained 38 men to the priesthood, reinstated the permanent diaconate program, and allowed seminarians to study at Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, Pontifical College Josephinum, and The Catholic University of America. He also has been supportive of religious orders coming into the Diocese, such as the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist and Cloistered Dominicans.^[10]

Loverde has is currently on the Board of Directors for the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, The Catholic University of America, the Catholic Distance University, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He previously served on the board of Christ the King Seminary and Mount St. Mary's University. Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he was chair of the Committee on Vocations from 1995 to 1998 and was a member of the Administrative Committee from 2004 to 2008.^[6] Since becoming Bishop of Arlington, Loverde has won a number of awards, including the Catholic Distance University's Founder's Award for his service to the university in 2010^[11] and the Saint Luke Institute's Saint Luke Award in 2012.^[12] In 2012, a Doctor of Humane Letters was conferred upon him by the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.^[13]

Altar girls

In 2006 Loverde permitted, at the discretion of the local pastor, female altar servers in parishes and high school communities in the diocese for the first time.^[14] Prior to this, Arlington was one of two dioceses in the United States to retain the traditional practice of allowing boys only to serve at the altar in local parishes.^[14][15] Loverde had sent a dubium about the altar girl matter to the Holy See's Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments. The congregation responded that while bishops may allow female laity to serve at the altar, pastors and priests cannot be compelled to use them.^[16]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. "The Coat of Arms of Bishop Paul Stephen Loverde, Third Bishop of Arlington" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-11-05.
2. "Bishop Paul S. Loverde's Biography". Retrieved 2013-11-05.
3. "Bishop Paul Stephen Loverde". Retrieved 2013-11-05.
4. "Auxiliary Bishop Of Hartford Named To Lead New York Diocese".
5. "Pope Appoints Bishop Loverde to the Diocese of Arlington, Va.".
6. "Meet Bishop Loverde". Retrieved 2013-11-05.
7. "Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington".
8. "The Church of Ogdensburg after Vatican II" (PDF).
9. "Bishop John Keating, 63".
10. "Vocations Show Growth During Bishop’s Tenure".
11. "CDU to honor Bishop Loverde, EWTN".
12. "Bishop Paul S. Loverde was honored at Saint Luke Institute Annual Benefit".
13. "Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Ceremony May 19, 2012".
14. "Latin Mass Allowed, Altar Server Policy Expanded". Arlingtondiocese.org. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
15. "Killing the Messenger" New Oxford Review. March 2005. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
16. Zuhlsdorf, John (24 August 2011). "What Rome’s CDW says about altar boys, girl altar boys, and lay service at the altar in general". Fr. Z's Blog. wdtprm.com. Retrieved 2013-11-28.

External links

• Bishop Loverde's homilies and pastoral letters
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg