John Huston Ricard
John Huston Ricard | |
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| Superior General of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola–Tallahassee | |
| Diocese | Pensacola–Tallahassee |
| Appointed | January 20, 1997 |
| Installed | March 13, 1997 |
| Retired | March 11, 2011 |
| Predecessor | John Mortimer Smith |
| Successor | Gregory Parkes |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 25, 1968 by Robert Emmet Tracy |
| Consecration | July 2, 1984 by William Donald Borders, Thomas Austin Murphy, and Eugene Antonio Marino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 29, 1940 |
| Education | St. Vincent Seminary St. Joseph's Seminary Tulane University Catholic University of America |
| Motto | God is gracious |
| Styles of John Huston Ricard | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. (born February 29, 1940) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee from 1997 to 2011 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1984 to 1997.
Ricard was elected superior general of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 2019 and reelected in 2023.