Henry J. Mansell

Henry Joseph Mansell
Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford

See	Hartford
Appointed	October 20, 2003
Installed	December 18, 2003
Term ended	October 29, 2013
Predecessor	Daniel Anthony Cronin
Successor	Leonard Paul Blair
Orders
Ordination	December 19, 1962 by Martin John O'Connor
Consecration	January 6, 1993 by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Birth name	Henry Joseph Mansell
Born	(1937-10-10) October 10, 1937 New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Connecticut
Parents	Henry; Bridget
Occupation	Archbishop, Clergyman
Previous post	Bishop of Buffalo (1995-2003) Auxiliary Bishop of New York (1992-1995)
Alma mater	St. Joseph's Seminary, Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Blessed Be God
Coat of arms	${{{coat_of_arms_alt}}}$

Styles of Henry Mansell

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

Henry Joseph Mansell (born 10 October 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fourth Archbishop of Hartford, having previously served as Bishop of Buffalo from 1995 to 2003. The Archbishop is believed by many in the Buffalo Diocese to have an eidetic memory, noting the Archbishop's ability to memorize names of, for example, Confirmation candidates without note cards or assistance. Pope Francis accepted Archbishop Mansell's resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese on October 29, 2013 having reached the mandatory retirement age a year earlier. Pope Francis appointed Bishop Leonard Paul Blair of Toledo, Ohio as the new Archbishop on the same day.

Early life

Henry Mansell was born in The Bronx to Henry and Bridget (née Finn) Mansell,^[1] and baptized at St. Augustine's Church three weeks later.^[2] He has a sister, Anne.^[1]

Education

Mansell attended Cathedral College, the preparatory seminary of the Archdiocese of New York, in Manhattan from 1951 to 1957, and then entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in 1959. Mansell then studied at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Martin O'Connor on December 19, 1962.^[2] He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Gregorian in 1963, and did postgraduate work at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. until 1965.

Ministry

Mansell served as a parish priest at parishes in Harrison, his native Bronx, and Sts. John and Paul parish in Larchmont.^[2] He was appointed director of the Office of Parish Councils on June 9, 1972, and Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York on July 1, 1985. On March 17, 1986, Mansell was made an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness.^[2] He later became director of Priest Personnel and Chancellor (1988) of the Archdiocese.

Episcopal career

On November 24, 1992, Mansell was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of New York and Titular Bishop of Marazanae by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1993 from Pope John Paul II himself, with Archbishops Giovanni Re and Justin Rigali serving as co-consecrators, in Rome. He selected as his episcopal motto, "Blessed be God" (Psalms 68:36).

Bishop of Buffalo, New York

Mansell was later named the twelfth Bishop of Buffalo on April 18, 1995. Succeeding the retiring Edward D. Head, he was formally installed on the following June 12 at St. Joseph's Cathedral.

During his tenure, Mansell visited every parish in the diocese, most of them multiple times. He also promoted Catholic education, and health care and social service institutes within the diocese. Mansell established the Catholic Health Care System of Western New York, uniting the resources of local Catholic hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. In 1996 he instituted the diocese's vicariate structure, and in 1997 he led the diocese in celebrating its 150th anniversary.

Mansell received honorary doctorates from Niagara University in May 1996, from St. Bonaventure University in August 1996, and from Canisius College in May 1997. In September 2003, Governor George Pataki named him to the State Commission on Education Reform, a group of education, business, and community leaders dedicated to reforming New York's education system.

In 2006, it was reported in Buffalo Business First that Mansell had not been forthright with the public or his superiors about the debt experienced within the Diocese.^[3] One individual was quoted in the same Buffalo Business First article, stating that Mansell was unable to see the reality of the situation.^[3] While Mansell did not oversee any church closures during his leadership in Buffalo, he lauded praises and support for the Diocese when it was actually in decline.^[3] Bishop Edward Kmiec then took on the role as Bishop of Buffalo after Mansell, faced with more than $3 million in debt, a declining Catholic population, and decreased viability for keeping many schools and churches open.^[3]

Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut

Pope John Paul II promoted Mansell to the fourth Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, on October 20, 2003. He was installed on December 18 of that same year. On June 29, 2004, Archbishop Mansell received the pallium from Pope John Paul II in Rome.

In 2005, the Archdiocese of Hartford paid $22 million to settle sexual abuse claims brought by 43 people against 14 priests, the majority of cases occurring in the 1960s and 1970s.^[4] Mansell made a statement regarding the settlement.^[4]

Of the settlement of the sexual abuse case regarding the 14 priests in the Archdiocese, Mansell is quoted in a New York Times article by William Yardley, stating:
[It is] part of a healing process for the persons whose lives have been severely harmed by the evil of sexual abuse and for the Church itself.^[4]

Mansell is a proponent of the Traditional Latin Mass.^[5]

References

1 2 "Paid Notice: Deaths MANSELL, BRIDGET J.". The New York Times. 1998-06-04.
1 2 3 4 "The Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell: Chronology". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
1 2 3 4 Sole power: Bishop Edward Kmiec wants change - and so it will be, Buffalo Business First, Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Business First, 11 September 2006, O'Shei, T., Retrieved 3 January 2014.
1 2 3 Yardley, William (2005-11-01). "Church Settles Abuse Claims In Hartford". The New York Times.
↑ Diocese of Hartford: Archbishop's Column - The Catholic Transcript: The Celebration of Mass September 2007 Issue

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Daniel A. Cronin	Archbishop of Hartford 2003–2013	Succeeded by Leonard Paul Blair
Preceded by Edward D. Head	Bishop of Buffalo 1995–2003	Succeeded by Edward U. Kmiec
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of New York 1992–1995	Succeeded by –

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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Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries	Bishops John Timon Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan James Edward Quigley Charles Henry Colton Dennis Joseph Dougherty William Turner John Aloysius Duffy John Francis O'Hara Joseph Aloysius Burke James Aloysius McNulty Edward Dennis Head Henry Joseph Mansell Edward Urban Kmiec Richard Joseph Malone Auxiliary bishops Joseph Aloysius Burke Leo Richard Smith Pius Anthony Benincasa Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Bernard Joseph McLaughlin Donald Walter Trautman Edward M. Grosz

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishs Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education	Colleges and universities Canisius College, Buffalo D'Youville College, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

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Archdiocese of New York

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of New York

Bishops of New York	R. Luke Concanen John Connolly John Dubois John Joseph Hughes

Archbishops of New York	John Joseph Hughes John Cardinal McCloskey Michael Augustine Corrigan John Murphy Cardinal Farley Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman Terence James Cardinal Cooke John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor Edward Michael Cardinal Egan Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan

Auxiliary Bishops, current	Peter John Byrne John Joseph Jenik Dominick John Lagonegro John Joseph O'Hara Gerald Thomas Walsh

Auxiliary Bishops, emeritus	Robert Anthony Brucato Josu Iriondo James Francis McCarthy

Auxiliary Bishops, former, currently living	Henry J. Mansell Theodore Edgar McCarrick Timothy A. McDonnell Edwin Frederick O'Brien Dennis Joseph Sullivan

Auxiliary Bishops, former, deceased	Patrick Vincent Ahern Edwin Broderick Thomas Cusack Edward Vincent Dargin Joseph Patrick Donahue John Joseph Dunn John Michael Fearns Joseph Francis Flannelly Francisco Garmendia William Jerome McCormack James Griffiths George Henry Guilfoyle Edward Dennis Head Walter P. Kellenberg John Joseph Maguire James Patrick Mahoney William Jerome McCormack James Francis McIntyre Anthony Francis Mestice Emerson John Moore Joseph Thomas O'Keefe Joseph Maria Pernicone Fulton J. Sheen Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan Austin Bernard Vaughan

Bishops who served as priests in the Archdiocese, living	Charles Daniel Balvo Charles John Brown Joseph Thomas Dimino

Bishops who served as priests in the Archdiocese, deceased	St. John Nepomucene Neumann Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle Charles H. Colton John J. Conroy Philip Joseph Furlong Charles Edward McDonnell Francis Patrick McFarland Francis McNeirny Bernard John Joseph McQuaid Rrok Kola Mirdita John Joseph Mitty William Quarter Francis Frederick Reh Joseph Francis Rummel William Scully

Churches in the Archdiocese of New York

Archdiocese	Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan

New York City	Bronx Blessed Sacrament Church Church of the Sacred Heart Christ the King's Church Holy Cross Church Immaculate Conception Church Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Our Lady of Mercy's Church Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Church Our Lady of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady's Church Our Lady of Solace's Church St. Angela Merici's Church St. Anselm's Church St. Ann's Church St. Anthony's Church St. Anthony of Padua Church St. Athanasius's Church St. Augustine's Church St. Barnabas' Church St. Brendan's Church St. Clare of Assisi's Church St. Dominic's Church St. Frances de Chantal's Church St. Frances of Rome's Church St. Francis Xavier's Church St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church St. Helena's Church St. Jerome's Church St. Joan of Arc's Church St. John's Church St. John Chrysostom's Church St. Joseph's Church St. Lucy's Church St. Luke's Church St. Margaret Mary's Church St. Margaret of Cortona's Church St. Martin of Tours' Church St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church St. Pius V's Church St. Raymond's Church Church of St. Simon Stock St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus Church SS. Peter and Paul's Church Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Manhattan All Saints Church Annunciation Church New York Chapel of the Resurrection Church of Notre Dame Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church of Our Lady of Sorrows Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen Church of Sts. Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael Church of St. Catherine of Genoa Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Church of St. Joseph Church of St. Michael Church of St. Vincent Ferrer Church of the Ascension, Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament Church of the Epiphany Church of the Good Shepherd Church of the Holy Agony Church of the Incarnation, Roman Catholic Church of the Most Precious Blood Church of the Nativity Chapel of the Resurrection Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church of the Transfiguration, Roman Catholic Corpus Christi Church Holy Cross Church Holy Innocents' Church Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church Holy Rosary Church Holy Trinity Church Immaculate Conception Church Our Lady of Esperanza Church Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church Our Lady of the Holy Rosary's Church Our Lady of Victory Church Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church Our Saviour Church San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel St. Agnes' Church St. Aloysius Catholic Church St. Andrew's Church St. Ann's Church St. Anthony of Padua Church St. Benedict the Moor's Church St. Catherine of Siena's Church St. Cecilia's Church and Convent St. Charles Borromeo's Church St. Elizabeth's Church St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church St. Emeric's Church St. Francis of Assisi Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Gregory the Great's Church St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church St. John the Baptist Church St. John the Evangelist's Church St. Joseph of the Holy Family Church St. Joseph's Chapel St. Jude's Church St. Lucy's Church Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church St. Mark the Evangelist's Church St. Mary's Church St. Monica's Church St. Patrick's Old Cathedral St. Paul's Church St. Paul the Apostle Church St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church St. Rose of Lima's Church St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr's Church St. Stephen of Hungary Church St. Teresa's Church St. Thomas More's Church St. Veronica's Church Staten Island Church of Our Lady Help of Christians Church of Our Lady of Pity Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church of the Blessed Sacrament Church of the Holy Family Our Lady of Good Counsel's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert's Church St. Charles's Church St. Clare's Church St. Mary's Church St. Patrick's Church St. Peter's Church St. Rita's Church St. Roch's Church St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus's Church

Dutchess County	Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha's Church (LaGrangeville) Church of Regina Coeli (Hyde Park) Church of St. Martin de Porres (Poughkeepsie) Church of St. Mary, Mother of the Church (Fishkill) St. Mary's Church (Poughkeepsie) St. Mary's Church (Wappingers Falls) Church of the Good Shepherd (Rhinebeck) Immaculate Conception Church (Amenia) Immaculate Conception Church (Bangall) St. Anthony's Church (Pine Plains) St. Charles Borromeo's Church (Dover Plains) St. Christopher's Church (Red Hook) St. Columba's Church (Hopewell Junction) St. Denis' Church (Hopewell Junction) St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist's Church (Beacon) St. John the Evangelist's Church (Pawling) St. Joseph's Chapel (Rhinecliff) St. Joseph's Church (Millbrook) St. Patrick's Chapel (Millerton) St. Paul's Chapel (Staatsburg) St. Peter's Church (Hydge Park) St. Stanislaus' Church (Pleasant Valley) St. Sylvia's Church (Tivoli)

Orange County

Putnam County

Rockland County

Sullivan County

Ulster County

Westchester County	Blessed Sacrament Church (New Rochelle) Church of the Assumption (Tuckahoe) Church of Christ the King (Yonkers) Church of the Holy Family (New Rochelle) Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (New Rochelle) Church of St. Catharine (Pelham) Church of St. Joseph (Bronxville) Corpus Christi Church (Port Chester) Immaculate Conception Church (Tuckahoe) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (Pelham Manor) St. Gabriel's Church (New Rochelle) St. Vito's Church (Mamaroneck)

Eastern-Rite	St. George's Church (Manhattan)

Education in the Archdiocese of New York

Archdiocese	Seminaries Saint Joseph's Seminary Universities and Colleges College of New Rochelle Fordham University Iona College Manhattan College Manhattanville College

New York City	Bronx high schools Academy of Mount St. Ursula All Hallows High School Aquinas High School Cardinal Hayes High School Cardinal Spellman High School Fordham Preparatory School Monsignor Scanlan High School Mount Saint Michael Academy Preston High School St. Barnabas High School St. Catharine Academy St. Raymond Academy St. Raymond High School for Boys Manhattan high schools Cathedral High School Convent of the Sacred Heart Cristo Rey New York High School Dominican Academy La Salle Academy Loyola School Marymount School of New York Mother Cabrini High School Notre Dame School Regis High School St. George Academy St. Jean Baptiste High School St. Vincent Ferrer High School Xavier High School Staten Island high schools Monsignor Farrell High School Moore Catholic High School Notre Dame Academy St. John Villa Academy St. Joseph by the Sea High School St. Joseph Hill Academy St. Peter's Boys High School

Dutchess County	High schools Our Lady of Lourdes High School

Orange County	High schools John S. Burke Catholic High School

Putnam County	High schools

Rockland County	High schools Albertus Magnus High School

Sullivan County	High schools

Ulster County	High schools John A. Coleman Catholic High School

Westchester County	High schools Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel Iona Preparatory School John F. Kennedy Catholic High School Maria Regina High School Sacred Heart High School Salesian High School School of the Holy Child Archbishop Stepinac High School The Montfort Academy The Ursuline School

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