John C. Reiss

Styles of
**John C. Reiss**
Styles of; John C. Reiss
	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

John Charles Reiss (May 13, 1922 – March 4, 2012)

Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton

in New Jersey from 1980 to 1997. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1967 to 1980.

Biography

Early life

John Reiss was born on May 12, 1922, in

Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Darlington, New Jersey.^[2]

Reiss was

ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Trenton by Bishop William A. Griffin May 31, 1947.^[3] After serving as an associate pastor, he became master of ceremonies and secretary to Bishop George W. Ahr in 1953.^[2]

In 1954, Reiss earned a

Catholic University of America Press. Following his return to Trenton, Reiss served as assistant chancellor, vice chancellor, and official of the Diocesan Tribunal.^[2] He was named a domestic prelate in October 1963, and pastor of St. Francis Parish in Trenton in 1965.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Trenton

On October 21, 1967, Reiss was appointed

episcopal consecration on December 12, 1967, from Bishop Ahr, with Bishops Walter W. Curtis and James J. Hogan serving as co-consecrators.^[3]

Reiss was later named the eighth bishop of Trenton by

ordinary.^[2]

Reiss presided at the centennial of the Diocese in August 1981.[2] In November 1981, the Diocese was divided and the Diocese of Metuchen was established to serve the Catholics of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties. During his tenure as bishop, Reiss established the Emmaus program of priestly spirituality in 1982; implemented Renew, a process of lay spiritual renewal, between 1985 and 1987; held the Fourth Diocesan Synod (the first in 60 years) from January to December 1991; raised $38 million between 1992 and 1995 to provide financial stability for diocesan services through Faith-In-Service, a diocesan capital and endowment fund campaign; dedicated a new Morris Hall, with St. Joseph Hall Skilled Nursing Center and St. Mary Hall Residence, in 1994; dedicated Villa Vianney, a residence for retired priests, in 1995; and completed a new Diocesan Pastoral Center, tripling the size of the diocesan office building, in 1997.^[2]

On June 30, 1997, John Paul II accepted Reiss' resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton. He was succeeded by

John Mortimer Smith. John Reiss died on March 4, 2012, at age 89 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey

.

References

^ DiSanto, Lauren (4 March 2012). "Eighth Bishop of Trenton Dies". NBC 10 Philadelphia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Retired Bishop John C. Reiss". Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop John Charles Reiss". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Smith Succeeds Bishop Reiss; Msgr. Brucato Is New York Auxiliary". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 1997-06-30.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by George W. Ahr	Bishop of Trenton 1980–1997	Succeeded by John Mortimer Smith

[1] DiSanto, Lauren (4 March 2012). "Eighth Bishop of Trenton Dies". NBC 10 Philadelphia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

[diocese-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Retired Bishop John C. Reiss". Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.

[hierarchy-3] "Bishop John Charles Reiss". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

[usccb-4] "Bishop Smith Succeeds Bishop Reiss; Msgr. Brucato Is New York Auxiliary". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 1997-06-30.

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