Herbert Bevard
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| Motto | Sub tuum praesidium (Beneath thy protection) |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
Herbert Armstrong Bevard (born February 24, 1946) is an American
Biography
Early life
Herbert Bevard was born in
Bevard was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal
Bishop of Saint Thomas
Bevard was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands on July 7, 2008, by
On July 6, 2020, aware of his deteriorating health, Bevard sent a letter of resignation as bishop of Saint Thomas to Pope Francis. Soon after that, Bevard was hospitalized at Schneider Regional Medical Center in Charlotte Amalie. In mid-August 2020, he was airlifted to a hospital in North Carolina for advanced treatment.
Pope Francis accepted Bevard's resignation on September 18, 2020, and appointed Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington to temporarily run the diocese as apostolic administrator.[3] [2][4]
Bevard currently resides in Wilmington, North Carolina.[5]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop Herbert Armstrong Bevard [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Bevard of Virgin Islands". Catholic Philly. September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Catholic News Agency (September 18, 2020). "Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Bevard of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands". Crux. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Staff, SUZANNE CARLSON Daily News. "Bishop Bevard retires citing health, age". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Fewel, John Matthew (November 2020). "A Reflection on Bishop Herbert Armstong Bevard's Twelve Years of Spiritual Leadership of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands" (PDF). Catholic Islander. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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External links
- Diocese of St. Thomas in Virgin Islands
- Bishop Hebert Armstrong Bevard at Catholic-Hierarchy.org [self-published]
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