Joseph Thomas Dimino

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The Most Reverend


Joseph Thomas Dimino
John Joseph Thomas Ryan
SuccessorEdwin Frederick O'Brien
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services (1983-1991)
Orders
OrdinationJune 4, 1949
ConsecrationMay 10, 1983
by Terence Cooke
Personal details
Born(1923-01-07)January 7, 1923
New York, New York
DiedNovember 25, 2014(2014-11-25) (aged 91)

Joseph Thomas Dimino (January 7, 1923 – November 25, 2014) was an American

US Navy
from 1953 until 1977.

Biography

Early life

Dimino was born in

ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York on June 4, 1949.[2]
After his ordination, Dimino served several parish assignments as parochial vicar:

US Navy

In 1953, Dimino entered the

vicariate that was under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of New York. His service included the post of chaplain of the Catholic church at United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka, an American naval base in Japan from 1959 to 1961. During his naval service, Dimino received the National Defense Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the China Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit.[1]

Dimino attended the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning a Master of Religious Education degree in 1962. After retiring from the Navy in 1977, he was appointed chancellor of the vicariate for the military chaplains. While chancellor, he participated in the creation of the Archdiocese of the Military Services to replace the vicariate.[1][4]

Archbishop of the Military Service USA

On March 29, 1983, Dimino was appointed

Joseph Thomas Ryan and Bishop Louis Edward Gelineau serving as co-consecrators.[2] Following Archbishop Ryan's retirement on May 14, 1991, Pope Paull II appointed Dimino as the second archbishop for the Military Services.[2] [5]

As archbishop, he served over one million U.S. Catholics in all the armed forces, the

LBGT persons to serve in the military to President Bill Clinton, saying that admitting gay men would have "disastrous consequences for all concerned."[6]

While archbishop, Dimino added his support to a campaign started by Pope Paul II to eliminate the use of land mines.[7] He made this statement:

Military necessity and the need to protect one's troops...are not the only or even the overriding considerations in judging the morality of the continued use of antipersonnel landmines...A renunciation of U.S. use of landmines...could contribute to efforts to achieve an international ban on these weapons.[7]

Retirement

Pope Paul II accepted Diminos resignation as archbishop of the military services for health reasons on August 12, 1997.[2] He went to live in a community run by the Little Sisters of the Poor order in Washington, D.C. Joseph Dimino died on November 25, 2014, in Washington.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pope Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Dimino; Names Archbishop O'Brien to Succeed Him in Military Archdiocese". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 1997-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Joseph Thomas Dimino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. ^ "Retired Archbishop Joseph T. Dimino". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ a b "Archbishop Dimino". Archdiocese for the Military, USA. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  6. The Los Angeles Times
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  7. ^ a b "Brochure for the Catholic Campaign to End Landmines | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

External links

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Joseph Thomas Ryan
 Archbishop for the Military Services
1991—1997 		Succeeded by
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