Kevin C. Rhoades

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Kevin Carl Rhoades
Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Province	Indianapolis
Diocese	Fort Wayne-South Bend
Installed	January 13, 2010
Term ended	incumbent
Predecessor	John Michael D'Arcy
Other posts	Bishop of Harrisburg (2004-2009)
Orders
Ordination	July 9, 1983
Consecration	December 9, 2004
Personal details
Born	(1957-11-26) November 26, 1957 Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Motto	"Veritatem in Caritate" (Truth in Charity)
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Styles of Kevin Carl Rhoades

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	none

Kevin Carl Rhoades (born November 26, 1957) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, having served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 2004 to 2009.

Early life

Rhoades was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania to Charles and Mary Rhoades. The second of three children, he has an older brother, Charles, and a younger sister, Mrs. Robin McCracken. His father was a cousin of Republican state Senator James J. Rhoades.

Raised in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Rhoades graduated from Lebanon Catholic High School in 1975 and then studied at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for two years. He applied to the Diocese of Harrisburg for enrollment in the program of priestly formation, and in 1977 entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary ("Overbrook"), in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 1979.

From 1979-83, Rhoades studied theology at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he obtained his Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree. He also studied Spanish at the Pontifical University of Salamanca in Spain during the summer of 1982. Cardinal Terence Cooke, then the Archbishop of New York, ordained him a deacon at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, in 1982.

Priesthood

Rhoades was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop William Keeler (later, Cardinal) on July 9, 1983, and then served as parochial vicar at St. Patrick Church in York until 1985. During this time, he also ministered in the Spanish-speaking apostolates at Cristo Salvador Church in York and Cristo Rey Mission in Bendersville. In 1985, he returned to the Gregorian in Rome, earning a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in 1986 and a Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.) in 1988.

Upon his return to the United States, Rhoades was named assistant chancellor to Bishop Keeler. He also served as director of the Spanish apostolate in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry counties. Rhoades was pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Harrisburg from 1990 to 1995, whence he became a professor at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md. He taught courses in systematic theology, canon law, and Hispanic ministry, and rose to the position of rector in July 1997.

Episcopal career

Bishop of Harrisburg

On October 14, 2004, Rhoades was appointed the ninth Bishop of Harrisburg by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 9 from Justin Cardinal Rigali (Archbishop of Philadelphia), with Cardinal Keeler and Bishop Thomas Olmsted serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his episcopal motto: Veritatem In Caritate, meaning, "Truth in Charity" (Ephesians 4:15).

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Rhoades is a member of the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, the Committee on Pastoral Practices, and the Subcommittee on the Catechism. He chairs the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend

On November 14, 2009, Rhoades was named the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana. At a special Vespers service at the Cathedral on Sunday, January 3, 2010, the Diocese of Harrisburg bade a formal farewell to Bishop Rhoades. In 2011, he became the first bishop to grant an imprimatur to an iPhone application.^[1]

References

↑ Zenit: iPhone Confession App Receives Imprimatur, zenit.org; accessed December 18, 2015.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Michael D'Arcy	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend 2010–present	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Nicholas C. Dattilo	Bishop of Harrisburg 2004–2009	Succeeded by Joseph P. McFadden

External links

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend official website
Diocese of Harrisburg official website

Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend

Bishops	Ordinaries John Henry Luers Joseph Gregory Dwenger Joseph Rademacher Herman Joseph Alerding John F. Noll Leo Aloysius Pursley William Edward McManus John Michael D'Arcy Kevin C. Rhoades Auxiliary bishops Joseph Robert Crowley John Richard Sheets Daniel R. Jenky

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame Parishes St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Avilla St. Mary's Catholic Church, Huntington St. Adalbert Church, South Bend St. Casimir Church, South Bend

Education	Higher education Ancilla Domini College, Donaldson Holy Cross College, Notre Dame Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne High schools Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne Marian High School, Mishawaka St. Joseph High School, South Bend

Priests	John George Bennett Andrew Gregory Grutka

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Diocese of Harrisburg

Bishops	Ordinaries Jeremiah F. Shanahan Thomas McGovern John W. Shanahan Philip R. McDevitt George L. Leech Joseph Thomas Daley William Henry Keeler Nicholas C. Dattilo Kevin C. Rhoades Joseph P. McFadden Ronald William Gainer Auxiliaries Lawrence F. Schott Joseph T. Daley

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Patrick, Harrisburg Basilicas Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville Parishes St. Edward's Church, Shamokin

Education	High Schools Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg Delone Catholic High School, McSherrystown Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster Lebanon Catholic High School, Lebanon Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, Coal Township Trinity High School, Camp Hill York Catholic High School, York

Priests	Edward C. Malesic William J. Waltersheid

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