Juan Esposito-Garcia
- Official of the Dicastery for Bishops
- Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Washington
- Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at Mount St. Mary's Seminary
by Donald Wuerl
by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Mario E. Dorsonville, and Roy Edward Campbell
- Catholic University of America
- Mount Saint Mary's Seminary
- Catholic University of Cuyo
(Blessed are the peaceful)
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Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia (born January 10, 1974) is an Argentine-born priest of the Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington in the District of Columbia and Southern Maryland.
Biography
Early life
Esposito-Garcia was born on January 10, 1974, in San Luis, Argentina. He attended the Instituto Santo Tomas de Aquino in San Luis for his primary education from 1980 to 1991.[1] After finishing university, Esposito-Garcia entered the law school of the Universidad Catolica de Cuyo in San Luis, receiving a law degree in 2003.[1]
Having decided to become priest, Esposito-Garcia immigrated to the United States to attend Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He was awarded in 2008 a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Arts in moral theology from the seminary.[2]
Priesthood
On June 14, 2008, Esposito-Garcia was ordained to the priesthood at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington by Archbishop Donald Wuerl.[3] After his 2008 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Esposito-Garcia as parochial vicar at the following parishes in Maryland:
- Shrine of St. Jude in Rockville (2008 to 2010)
- St. Mark the Evangelist in Hyattsville (2010 to 2012). In 2011, he earned a Licentiate of Canon Law from the Catholic University of America in Washington.
- Little Flower in Bethesda and Ascension in Bowie (2014). That same year, he was also named adjunct professor of canon law and adjunct spiritual director at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary.[2]
Starting in 2011, Esposito-Garcia served as a judge on the metropolitan tribunal for the archdiocese. In 2016, he was awarded a Doctor of Canon Law degree by Catholic University. By 2017, he had been named judicial vicar. In 2018, Esposito-Garcia traveled to Rome to serve as an official in the Dicastery for Bishops at the Vatican. [2]
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Pope Francis appointed Esposito-Garcia as an auxiliary bishop of Washington on December 19, 2022.[2] On February 21, 2023, Esposito-Garcia was consecrated as a bishop at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, with Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville and Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell acting as co-consecrators.[3]
Esposito-Garcia speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Auxiliary Bishops". Archdiocese of Washington. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Washington". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bishop Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
External links
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Official Site
Episcopal succession
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- Archbishops
- Michael Joseph Curley
- Patrick O'Boyle
- William Wakefield Baum
- James Aloysius Hickey
- Theodore McCarrick
- Donald Wuerl
- Wilton Daniel Gregory
- Auxiliaries
- John Michael McNamara
- Patrick Joseph McCormick
- Philip Hannan
- William Joseph McDonald
- John Selby Spence
- Edward John Herrmann
- Thomas William Lyons
- Eugene Antonio Marino
- Thomas C. Kelly
- Álvaro Corrada del Río
- William G. Curlin
- Leonard Olivier
- William E. Lori
- Kevin Farrell
- Francisco González Valer, SF
- Martin Holley
- Barry C. Knestout
- Mario E. Dorsonville
- Roy Edward Campbell
- Michael William Fisher
- Juan Esposito-Garcia
- Evelio Menjivar-Ayala
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and parishes
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
- Parish churches
- Sacred Heart Church, Bowie
- St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly
- St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton
- St. Mary Church, Newport
- St. Ignatius Church, Oxon Hill
- St. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco
- St. Mary Church, Rockville
- St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes
- Holy Trinity Church, Washington
- Immaculate Conception Church, Washington
- St. Aloysius Church, Washington
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Washington
- St. Augustine Church, Washington
- St. Patrick's Church, Washington
- St. Peter's Church, Washington
- St. Stephen Martyr Church, Washington
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons
- St. John the Baptist, Silver Spring
- St. John the Evangelist, Silver Spring
- Our Lady, Queen of Poland and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
education
- Higher education
- Catholic University of America
- Dominican House of Studies
- Georgetown University
- John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
- Trinity Washington University
- Washington Theological Union
- High schools
- Template:Washington Metro Area Catholic High Schools
- Academy of the Holy Cross
- Archbishop Carroll High School
- The Avalon School
- Bishop McNamara High School
- Brookewood School
- Connelly School of the Holy Child
- DeMatha Catholic High School
- Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
- Elizabeth Seton High School
- Georgetown Preparatory School
- Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
- Gonzaga College High School
- The Heights School
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
- St. Anselm's Abbey School
- St. John's College High School
- St. Mary's Ryken High School
- St. Vincent Pallotti High School
- Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
- Lorenzo Albacete
- Anthony Caffry
- William Matthews
- Catholic Standard (newspaper)
- El Pregonero (newspaper)
- Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery
- Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Holy Rood Cemetery
- Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery
- The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue
- Saint Anselm's Abbey
- St. Clement's Island State Park
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