Norbert Dorsey

Bishop Norbert Dorsey
Bishop of Orlando
Church	Catholic Church
See	Miami
In office	March 20, 1990 - November 13, 2004
Predecessor	Bishop Thomas Grady
Successor	Bishop Thomas Wenski
Orders
Ordination	April 28, 1956
Consecration	March 19, 1986
Personal details
Born	December 13, 1929 Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	February 21, 2013 (aged 83) Orlando, Florida
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Mactaris

Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. (December 13, 1929 – February 21, 2013) was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1986–1990) and the third Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando (1990–2004).

Biography

Dorsey made profession as a member of the priestly order of Congregation of the Passion on August 15, 1949 when he was 19 years old. On April 28, 1956, he was ordained a priest in that order. In 1976, Fr. Dorsey was elected assistant general of the Passionists worldwide, and re-elected in 1982.

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular Bishop of Mactaris and an auxiliary bishop of Miami on January 19, 1986, and on March 19, 1986, he was consecrated by Archbishop Edward Anthony McCarthy of Miami as the principal consecrator: and as co-consecrators Bishop Joseph Francis Maguire of the Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. of the Territorial Prelature of Marbel (now Roman Catholic Diocese of Marbel). On March 20, 1990, he was appointed the third Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando and on November 13, 2004, he retired upon reaching 75 years of age.

He received several awards and honors: named a Knight Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (KCHS) for his work on behalf of Near East refugees in 1978; given the Peace and Unity Award of the St. Martin Porres Association of Miami, Florida for building bridges of harmony between races and cultures, 1989; the Appreciation Award from the National Council of Christians and Jews Interfaith Council of Miami 1990; the Founding President Award of the National Council of Christians and Jews, Orlando Chapter, 1991; the Pierre Toussaint Medallion from the Office of Black Ministry of Archdiocese of New York, presented at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York by John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor, for special merit in the service of freedom, human rights, and spiritual values in the black community on May 5, 1996; and the Appreciation Award of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 2001.

Dorsey died after a long battle with cancer in Orlando, Florida at age 83.^[1]

References

↑ "Former Catholic Bishop Norbert Dorsey, 83, dies". CFN13. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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Preceded by Thomas Joseph Grady	Bishop of Orlando 1990–2004	Succeeded by Thomas Gerard Wenski
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami 1986–1990	Succeeded by –

Archdiocese of Miami

Archbishops	Coleman Carroll Edward Anthony McCarthy John Favalora Thomas Wenski

Auxiliary Bishops	Norbert Dorsey Felipe Estévez Gilberto Fernandez John Fitzpatrick René Gracida John Nevins John Noonan Agustin Roman Thomas Wenski Peter Baldacchino

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary, Miami Parishes Church of the Little Flower, Coral Gables Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West St. Dominic Church, Miami Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Miami St. Patrick Catholic Church, Miami Beach Saint Edward Catholic Church, Pembroke Pines

Education	Higher Education Barry University St. Thomas University Seminary St. John Vianney College Seminary High Schools Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, Miami Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School, Miami Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, Southwest Ranches Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami Cardinal Gibbons High School, Fort Lauderdale Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School, Hollywood Christopher Columbus High School, Miami-Dade County Immaculata-Lasalle High School, Miami Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami St. Brendan High School, Miami St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale Grade Schools St. Theresa School, Coral Gables Saint Mary's Cathedral School, Miami St. Patrick Catholic School, Miami Beach

Priests	Ambrose Battista De Paoli Fernando Isern Robert Nugent Lynch

Miscellany	Academy of the Assumption Catholic Health Services Florida Catholic

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Diocese of Orlando

Bishops	William Borders Thomas Grady Norbert Dorsey Thomas Wenski John Noonan

Churches	Cathedral St. James Cathedral, Orlando Parishes Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Indialantic Shrines Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando Ste. Anne des Lacs, Lake Wales Former Old Holy Redeemer Church, Kissimmee Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Wales

Education	High schools Bishop Moore High School, Orlando Father Lopez Catholic High School, Daytona Beach Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Melbourne Santa Fe Catholic High School, Lakeland Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala Grade schools Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School

Priests	Gregory Parkes

Other	Florida Catholic

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