Joseph John Gerry
Joseph John Gerry O.S.B | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Portland Abbot Emeritus of Saint Anselm Abbey | |
Gerry in 2010 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Portland |
| Appointed | December 21, 1988 |
| Installed | February 21, 1989 |
| Retired | February 10, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Edward Cornelius O'Leary |
| Successor | Richard Joseph Malone |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester and Titular Bishop of Praecausa (1986–1988) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1954 by Matthew Francis Brady |
| Consecration | April 21, 1986 by Odore Joseph Gendron, Ernest John Primeau, and Robert Edward Mulvee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1928 Millinocket, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 2023 (aged 94) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Styles of Joseph John Gerry | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., (September 12, 1928 – July 2, 2023) was an American Benedictine monk and prelate of the Catholic Church.
Gerry served as the third abbot of Saint Anselm Abbey until he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire in 1986. He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Portland in Maine from 1989 to 2004.