Gregory Parkes
Gregory Lawrence Parkes JCL | |
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| Bishop of St. Petersburg | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Miami |
| Diocese | St. Petersburg |
| Appointed | November 28, 2016 |
| Installed | January 4, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Robert Nugent Lynch |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 26, 1999 by Norbert Dorsey, C.P. |
| Consecration | June 5, 2012 by Thomas Gerard Wenski, John Gerard Noonan, and Felipe de Jesús Estévez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1964 |
| Motto | Nomini tuo da gloriam (To your name give the glory) |
| Styles of Gregory Lawrence Parkes | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Gregory Lawrence Parkes (born April 2, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Parkes has been serving as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida since 2017. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida from 2012 to 2016. He is the tallest bishop in the United States at 6’8”. His brother Stephen Parkes is bishop of the Diocese of Savannah; they are one of only 11 pairs of sibling-bishops in U.S. Catholic history. In June 2022, he had his right leg amputated below the knee after years of treatment were unsuccessful. In September he reported he was able to drive and walk unassisted again and was able to live independently, on his way to resuming a normal ministry schedule.