Donald Edmond Pelotte
Roman Catholic Church | |
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See | Diocese of Gallup |
In office | March 31, 1990 to April 30, 2008 |
Predecessor | Jerome J. Hastrich |
Successor | James S. Wall |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 2, 1972 by Edward Cornelius O'Leary |
Consecration | May 6, 1986 by Robert Fortune Sanchez |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | January 7, 2010 Gallup, New Mexico, US | (aged 64)
Education | John Carroll University Fordham University |
Styles of Donald Edmond Pelotte | |
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Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
Donald E. Pelotte SSS (April 13, 1945 – January 7, 2010) was an American prelate of Abenaki descent in the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico from 1986 to 2008.[1] Pelotte was the first self identified Native American to be appointed a Catholic bishop in the United States.
Biography
Early life
Donald Pelotte was born on April 13, 1945, in
Donald Pelotte studied at Eymard Seminary in
Priesthood
Pelotte was ordained a priest on September 2, 1972, by Bishop
Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Gallup
On February 24, 1986, Pope John Paul II named Pelotte as
From 1986 to 2008, Pelotte also served as the episcopal moderator of the Tekakwitha Conference, an association of Native American and First Nation Catholics.[10] In 1992, Pelotte walked out of the Tekawitha annual meeting. This was in response to a dissident group within the conference that accused the Catholic Church of ignoring Native American rituals.[7]
Pelotte is also the only known Roman Catholic bishop to have ordained his own twin brother. Pelotte ordained Father Dana F. Pelotte to the priesthood, on September 4, 1999, in Waterville.[11]
On July 23, 2007, Pelotte suffered a traumatic brain injury at his Gallup home. According to chancery officials and a police report, Pelotte said that he fell down his stairs. He was hospitalized at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, spending some time in the intensive care unit.[12]
On January 3, 2008,
Retirement and legacy
On April 30, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Pelotte's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Gallup.[15][1]
O December 30, 2009, Pelotte was hospitalized in Gallup in critical condition. He died on January 7, 2010. The funeral mass for Pelotte was held on January 14, 2010, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup. Per his wishes, he was buried in the crypt of the cathedral.[16]
Notes
- ^ a b c Cheney, David. "Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ^ "First American Indian prelate, Bishop Donald Pelotte, dies at age 64". Archdiocese of Baltimore. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Waterville's Donald Pelotte, 1st Indian bishop, dies at 64". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Bishop remembered for including Indian practices". www.nativetimes.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Donald Pelotte, first Native American bishop". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Clark, Heather (2010-01-11). "Donald Pelotte, 64; was first American Indian bishop". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b "Most Rev. Donald E. Pelotte". Diocese of Gallup. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Tekakwitha Conference History Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Brotherly love - Bishop Donald E. Pelotte ordains twin brother, Dana F. Pelotte". National Catholic Reporter. The Gale Group. 1999-09-17. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- Gallup Independent. Archived from the originalon 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- Gallup Independent. Archived from the originalon 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ HardinBurrola, Elizabeth (1 August 2008). "Photos of Bishop Donald E. Pelotte/Pelotte Plight compared to Jesus Crucifixion". The Gallup Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ Cf. Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of 30.04.2008, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia del Vescovo di Gallup (U.S.A.)[permanent dead link] (in Italian)
- ^ Clark, Heather (14 January 2010). "Bishop Pelotte remembered in Gallup". KRQE Channel 13. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.