Robert Edward Mulvee

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Boston, Massachusetts, US
DiedDecember 28, 2018(2018-12-28) (aged 88)
North Smithfield, Rhode Island, US
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester (1977–1985)
Bishop of Wilmington (1985–1995)
Coadjutor Bishop of Providence (1995–1997)
EducationSt. Thomas Seminary
Saint Paul University
American College of the Immaculate Conception
Pontifical Lateran University
Catholic University of Louvain
MottoAs one who serves
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Robert Edward Mulvee
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Religious styleBishop

Robert Edward Mulvee (February 15, 1930 – December 28, 2018) was an American

Roman Catholic Church
.

Mulvee served as an auxiliary bishop of the

Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire (1977-1985), as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware (1985–1995) and as bishop of the Diocese of Providence
in Rhode Island (1997–2005).

Biography

Early life

Robert Mulvee was born on February 15, 1930, in

Boston, Massachusetts, to John F. and Jennie T. Mulvee.[1] He studied at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut; Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario; and the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Leuven, Belgium.[2] [1]

Priesthood

Mulvee was

ordained into the priesthood by Archbishop Henry Joseph O’Brien for the Diocese of Manchester in Leuven on June 30, 1957.[3]

Mulvee did pastoral work for several years before furthering his studies in

Doctorate of Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome (1964) and a Master of Religious Education degree from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium[1] Following his return to New Hampshire, Mulvee was named assistant chancellor of the diocese and in 1966 a papal chamberlain by the Vatican[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester

On February 15, 1977, Mulvee was appointed as the first

episcopal consecration on April 14, 1977, from Bishop Odore Gendron, with Bishops Ernest Primeau and John Hackett serving as co-consecrators.[3]

Bishop of Wilmington

After the death of Bishop

Thomas Mardaga, Pope John Paul II named Mulvee as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington on February 19, 1985.[3]

During his tenure as bishop of Wilmington, Mulvee emphasized

missions and raised a fourth to parish status.[4]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Providence

John Paul II appointed Mulvee as

coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Providence on February 9, 1995. He succeeded Bishop Louis Gelineau upon the latter's resignation on June 11, 1997.[3]

On September 10, 2002, Mulvee announced a $13.5 million settlement of 36 victim lawsuits involving sexual abuse by 11 priests and one nun from the diocese. This settlement ended a ten-year dispute over sexual abuse claims between victims and the diocese.[5] Mulvee made this statement:

I reach out with deep sadness to the victims. Certainly in the name of the church, I ask their forgiveness and offer an apology for the harm that has been done to them.[5]

Retirement and legacy

Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Mulvee submitted his letter of resignation to John Paul II on February 15, 2005. His resignation was accepted on March 31, 2005, and

apostolic administrator of the diocese until Tobin's installation on May 31, 2005.[1]

On December 28, 2018, Robert Mulvee died at age 88 at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield. Rhode Island.[6] Mulvee was buried at St. Ann Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Most Reverend Robert E. Mulvee". Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.
  2. ^ "Bishop Mulvee Succeeds Bishop Gelineau in Providence". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 1997-06-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Robert Edward Mulvee". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
  4. ^ "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.
  5. ^ a b ESQ, On behalf of TJC • (2002-09-10). "$13.5M SETTLEMENT ENDS ABUSE SUITS AGAINST DIOCESE | TJC.ESQ". www.tjcesq.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  6. Providence Journal
    .
  7. ^ "Retired Bishop Mulvee of Providence, R.I., dies at age 88". Crux. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-06.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Providence
1997–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thomas Joseph Mardaga
 Bishop of Wilmington
1985–1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester
1977–1985 		Succeeded by
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