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Talbert Wesley Swan, II
Bishop of Nova Scotia
ProvinceCanada
DioceseNova Scotia, Canada
AppointedJune 2, 2016
InstalledNovember 13, 2016
PredecessorRoderick Wilson
Orders
OrdinationAugust 15, 1991
by Bishop Louis C. Young
ConsecrationNovember 9, 2014
by Bishop Charles Eward Blake, Sr.
Personal details
Born (1965-04-24) April 24, 1965 (age 59)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationChurch Of God In Christ
ResidenceSpringfield, Massachusetts
SpouseCynthia A. Swan
Previous post(s)
Alma materGordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School
MottoSERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS
Styles of
Talbert Wesley Swan, II
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Talbert Wesley Swan, II (born April 24, 1965) is an American prelate of the Church Of God In Christ serving as both the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Nova Scotia Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and an Auxiliary Bishop in the Greater Massachusetts Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Talbert Swan was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended Sacred Heart of Mary School in Dundalk, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel High School in Essex, and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. before entering the Theological College at the Catholic University, where he received seminary training.[1]

Ordination and ministry[edit]

He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop William Borders on November 24, 1984.[2]

His parish assignments included appointments at St. Michael Church in Overlea in 1984 and the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in 1985.[1] He was appointed Associate Pastor at St. Anthony Church in Baltimore in 1985 and at St. Isaac Jogues Church in the same city in 1990. He was named administrator of Holy Cross Church and of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Baltimore in March 1993, before being appointed pastor there in the following October.[1] In January 2000, he was appointed temporary administrator of Immaculate Conception Church in Towson and in June of that year he assumed the same duties for St. John the Evangelist Church in Severna Park, where he was named pastor on November 28, 2000.[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland[edit]

On July 3, 2004, Rozanski was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Walla Walla by Pope John Paul II.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 24 from William Cardinal Keeler, with Bishops William Newman and W. Francis Malooly serving as co-consecrators.[2] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Serve The Lord With Gladness."[3]

As an auxiliary bishop, Rozanski also served as Vicar for Hispanic Ministries and as Seton Vicar, in which position he ministered to the parishes in Anne Arundel, Howard, Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on April 18, 2011, that he would be named to succeed Edward U. Kmiec, the Bishop of the Buffalo, New York, as incoming Roman Catholic Co-Chairman of the Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic dialogue, due to Bishop Kmiec's impending retirement. He was named to the post by Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta, Georgia, and Chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. On November 12, 2013, he was elected to chair the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs beginning in 2014.[4]

Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts[edit]

On June 19, 2014 Pope Francis named Rozanski the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield.[5] He was installed as the Bishop of Springfield on August 12, 2014.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Most Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
  2. ^ a b c "Bishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Coat of Arms". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
  4. ^ http://www.usccb.org/news/2013/13-204.cfm
  5. ^ Associated Press (2014-06-19). "Pope names new Springfield, Massachusetts bishop". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-06-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links[edit]

Episcopal succession[edit]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nova Scotia, Canada
2016–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Massachusetts
2014–Present
Succeeded by



Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Massachusetts Category:Christianity in Baltimore Category:Catholic Church in Maryland Category:Religious leaders from Maryland Category:People from Baltimore Category:American people of Polish descent Category:Catholic University of America alumni