Joseph Kopacz

Styles of
**Joseph Richard Kopacz**
Styles of; Joseph Richard Kopacz
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph R. Kopacz
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Joseph R. Kopacz
Bishop of Jackson
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Jackson
Appointed	December 12, 2013
Installed	February 6, 2014
Predecessor	Joseph Nunzio Latino
Orders
Ordination	May 7, 1977; by Joseph Carroll McCormick
Consecration	February 6, 2014; by Thomas John Rodi, Joseph Nunzio Latino, and Joseph Bambera
Personal details
Born	September 16, 1950; Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	University of Scranton; Christ the King Seminary; Fordham University; Marywood University;
Motto	Fiat lux (Let there be light)

Joseph Richard Kopacz (born September 16, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Jackson since 2014.

Styles of Joseph Richard Kopacz

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop