William J. Justice
William Joseph Justice | |
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | April 10, 2008 |
Installed | May 28, 2008 |
Retired | November 16, 2017 |
Predecessor | John Charles Wester |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 17, 1968 by Joseph Thomas McGucken |
Consecration | May 28, 2008 by George Hugh Niederauer, John Charles Wester, and Randolph Roque Calvo |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Motto | God's mercy endures forever |
Styles of William Joseph Justice | ||
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Reference style | ||
Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Bishop |
William Joseph Justice, (born May 8, 1942) is an American
Biography
Early life and clerical formation
William Justice was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on May 8, 1942. His family moved to San Mateo, California in 1946. From 1948 to 1951, Justice attended St. Matthew Elementary School in San Mateo, then transferred in 1956 to St. Gregory Elementary School in San Mateo. In 1960, he graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo.[1]
Justice entered St. Joseph College in
Priesthood
Justice was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on May 17, 1968, by Archbishop Joseph McGucken,[1][2]
After his ordination, Justices was assigned as
In 1979, Justice became director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate along with parochial vicar of Saint Timothy Church in San Francisco. He received a Master of Applied Spirituality degree in 1980 from the University of San Francisco.[1] In 1981, while still working at Saint Timothy, Justice was named as secretary of the Office of Pastoral Ministry.
Justice was named pastor of Saint Peter Parish in 1985, then moved in 1991 to become
Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
On April 10, 2008,
While he was
Retirement
On November 16, 2017, Pope Francis accepted Justice's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of San Francisco; he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.[1][2]
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