Joseph Michael Sullivan

Joseph Michael Sullivan (March 23, 1930 – June 7, 2013) was an American priest and later Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York in the Roman Catholic Church from 1980 to 2005.

His Excellency

Joseph Michael Sullivan
Titular Bishop of Suliana
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeTitular See of Suliana
In office1980–2013
PredecessorAlfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals
SuccessorVacant
Orders
OrdinationJune 2, 1956
ConsecrationOctober 24, 1980
by Francis John Mugavero
Personal details
BornMarch 23, 1930
DiedJune 7, 2013
Styles of
Joseph M. Sullivan
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable
Ordination history of
Joseph Michael Sullivan
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byFrancis John Mugavero
DateNovember 24, 1980
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Joseph Michael Sullivan as principal consecrator
Ignatius Anthony CatanelloAugust 22, 1994

Biography

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Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Sullivan was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn on June 2, 1956. He was elected executive vice-president of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities USA in 1979.

Sullivan was appointed titular bishop of Suliana on October 4, 1980, and was consecrated bishop on November 24, 1980. As auxiliary, Bishop Sullivan held the titles of Vicar for Human Services and regional bishop for the 62 parishes of Brooklyn's West Vicariate. Sullivan served as chairman of the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens and of the Social Develop and World Peace department of the U.S. bishops' conference. In the late 1990s, Bishop Sullivan chaired an ad hoc committee to produce a pastoral letter on charity, with which he intended "to reclaim the meaning of charity."[1]

Sullivan retired on May 12, 2005.[2]

He died on June 7, 2013, from injuries sustained in an auto accident May 30, 2013.[3]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
1980–2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Alfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals
Roman Catholic Titular See of Suliana
1980–2013
Succeeded by