Christopher Cardone
Christopher Michael Cardone, OP (December 20, 1957) is an American archbishop of the Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands. Since 2016, Cardone has been the Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Honiara.[3]
Christopher Michael Cardone OP | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Honiara, The Solomon Islands | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Honiara |
Appointed | June 22, 2016 |
Installed | September 10, 2016[1] |
Other posts | Bishop of Auki (2014-2016)[2] |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 30, 1986 |
Consecration | June 9, 2001 by Bernard O’Grady, OP, Brian James Barnes, OFM, and Eusebius John Crawford, OP |
Personal details | |
Born | Long Island, New York | December 20, 1957
Motto | Serving the Lord with gladness |
Styles of Christopher Michael Cardone | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Biography
Early life and education
Christopher Cardone was born on December 20, 1957, in Long Island, New York. He attended Providence College and made his religious profession on August 15, 1981. He completed his studies at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.[4]
Priestly ministry
Cardone was ordained as a Dominican priest on May 30, 1986. After his ordination, Father Cardone worked for two years as a parish priest at St. Gertrude Church, a Dominican parish in Madeira, Ohio. In 1988, Cardone moved to the Dominican Vicariate in the Solomon Islands. There, he held positions on the island of Gizo as a parish priest in Nila and Nora; Pastor of the Church of St. Peter in Gizo, and Director of Vocations for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gizo.[5]
Episcopal ministry
Cardone was appointed titular Bishop of Thuburnica and auxiliary to the Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands, on March 27, 2001, by Pope John Paul II. The Bishop of Gizo, Bernard O’Grady, OP, ordained him a bishop on June 9, 2001. Cardone was appointed Bishop of Auki on 19 Oct 2004 by Pope John Paul II.[6]
Cardone made an Ad Lumina visit to Pope Benedict XVI in Rome as a member of the delegation from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands on 26 June 2005.[7]
Cardone was then appointed as the Archbishop of Honiara by Pope Francis on June 22, 2016. He was installed as the third Archbishop of Archdiocese of Honiara on September 10, 2016.[8]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- Cardone, Christopher. "Catholic Hierarchy". Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Cardone, Christopher. "GCatholic". Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- "Archbishop of Honiara". Agencia Fides. Pontifical Mission Society. June 22, 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Archbishop of Honiara". Agencia Fides. Pontifical Mission Society. June 22, 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Archbishop of Honiara". Agencia Fides. Pontifical Mission Society. June 22, 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Cardone, Christopher. "Catholic Hierarchy". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Audiences". Vatican City Press. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Archbishop Cardone Installed as Third Archbishop of Honiara". Catholic News New Zealand. September 13, 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy [self-published]