John Joseph Jenik

The Most Reverend
John Joseph Jenik
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Church Catholic Church
See Titular See of Druas
In office August 4, 2014 to Present
Orders
Ordination May 30, 1970
by Terence Cooke
Consecration August 4, 2014
by Timothy M. Dolan
Personal details
Born (1944-03-07) March 7, 1944
Manhattan, New York
Motto Defend the Poor and Needy
Styles of
John Jenik
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop
Posthumous style not applicable

John Joseph Jenik (born March 7, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.

Biography

Jenik was born on Manhattan and was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Cathedral College High School. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie. Jenik was ordained a priest by Cardinal Terence Cooke on May 30, 1970.[1] He studied Spanish at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and earned a master's degree in education from Fordham University. His pastoral assignments were all in The Bronx. They included parochial vicar at St. Jerome’s parish from 1970 to 1974, St. Thomas Aquinas parish from 1974 to 1978 and Our Lady of Refuge parish from 1978 to 1985. He then served as pastor at Our Lady of Refuge from 1985 to 2014.[2] Jenik was named a monsignor in 1995, and served as regional vicar for the Northeast Bronx from 2006 to 2014.

Jenik was named the Titular Bishop of Druas and Auxiliary Bishop of New York by Pope Francis on June 14, 2014. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 4, 2014. New York auxiliary bishops Gerald Thomas Walsh and Dominick John Lagonegro were the co-consecrators.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop John Joseph Jenik". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. John Woods (2014-07-24). "Ordination of Three Auxiliary Bishops". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
2014Present
Succeeded by
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