Christie Macaluso

Styles of Christie Macaluso

Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Christie Albert Macaluso (born June 12, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Early life and education

Christie Macaluso was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Albert Carl and Helen (née Meaney) Macaluso; his father's family was from Palermo, Sicily, and his mother was of Irish descent.^[1] He studied at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, from where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Master's in Sacred Theology.^[1] He also holds a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from Trinity College, and a Master of Arts in Psychology from New York University.^[1]

Priesthood

Macaluso was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1971.^[2] He then served as assistant pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hartford and at St. Joseph Church in New Britain.^[1]

Macaluso later became a professor of philosophy at St. Thomas Seminary, where he also served as academic dean (1980-1985) and rector (1985-1991).^[1] During this period, he was also a weekend assistant at St. Francis Church in Torrington and Sacred Heart Church in Bloomfield. He was named pastor of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in 1991 and, in addition, episcopal vicar for the Hartford Vicariate in 1995. He was also raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness in 1995.^[1]

Episcopal career

On March 18, 1997, Macaluso was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford and Titular Bishop of Grass Valley by Pope John Paul II.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 10 from Daniel Anthony Cronin, Archbishop of Hartford, with bishops Paul Loverde, Bishop of Ogdensburg and Peter A. Rosazza, Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Veritas Liberabit Vos", meaning, "The Truth Will Set You Free" (John 8:32).^[1]

As an auxiliary bishop, Macaluso serves as vicar general of the Archdiocese and moderator of the curia.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Christie Macaluso". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
1 2 3 "Christie Albert Macaluso". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Peter A. Rosazza	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford 1997–present	Incumbent

Archdiocese of Hartford

Ordinaries	Diocese of Hartford, Bishops William Tyler Bernard O'Reilly Francis Patrick McFarland Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. Lawrence S. McMahon Michael Tierney John J. Nilan Maurice F. McAuliffe Archdiocese of Hartford, Archishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair Auxiliary bishops Joseph Francis Donnelly Paul S. Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Peter A. Rosazza Priests who became bishops Most Reverend Joseph F. Donnelly Most Reverend Peter Leo Gerety Most Reverend John F. Hackett Most Reverend Francis P. Keough, R.J. Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuliffe Most Reverend Henry J. O'Brien Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph (Hartford, Connecticut) Basilica Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Waterbury, Connecticut) Parishes St. Joseph Church (Ansonia, Connecticut) St. Stanislaus Parish (Bristol, Connecticut) St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Derby St. Adalbert Parish (Enfield, Connecticut) SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, Hartford St. Stanislaus Parish (Meriden, Connecticut) Holy Cross Parish, New Britain Sacred Heart Parish (New Britain, Connecticut) St. Stanislaus Parish (New Haven, Connecticut) St. Mary Parish (Newington, Connecticut) Immaculate Conception Parish, Southington St. Joseph Parish, Suffield St. Casimir Parish, Terryville St. Mary Parish, Torrington St. Hedwig Parish, Union City SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Wallingford St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Waterbury

Education	Seminaries St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield High Schools Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford Canterbury School, New Milford East Catholic High School, Manchester Holy Cross High School, Waterbury Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford Notre Dame High School, West Haven Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol

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