Dominick John Lagonegro

Dominick John Lagonegro
Styles of; Dominick John Lagonegro
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Dominick John Lagonegro
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Dominick John Lagonegro
	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York; Titular Bishop of Modruš
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	New York
Appointed	October 30, 2001
Installed	December 12, 2001
Term ended	July 2, 2018
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Modruš
Orders
Ordination	May 31, 1969; by Terence Cooke
Consecration	December 12, 2001; by Edward Egan, Henry J. Mansell, and Robert Anthony Brucato
Personal details
Born	March 6, 1943; White Plains, New York
Motto	CHRISTUS PRIMUS; (Christ First)

Dominick John Lagonegro (born March 6, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.

Early life

An only child, Dominick Lagonegro was born in a hospital in White Plains, New York, to Dominick R. and Diamentina (née Morgado) Lagonegro,[1] residents of the Silver Lake section of Harrison, New York and parishioners of the church of St. Anthony of Padua. His father's family had emigrated from Calabria in southern Italy, and his mother's family from Turquel in central Portugal.[1] He studied at Cathedral Preparatory Seminary and later at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers.[2]

He served as a Deacon in 1968-1969 before his ordination, at St Theresa's parish in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx.

Priesthood

Lagonegro was ordained to the priesthood by Terence Cardinal Cooke on May 31, 1969,[3] and then served as parochial vicar at St. Vito's Church in Mamaroneck.[1] From 1977 to 1980, he served as parochial vicar at St. Joseph's Church in Kingston, New York and taught at John A. Coleman Catholic High School. He was also parochial vicar at Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie, New York from 1980 to 1989.[1]

Lagonegro was named pastor of Sts. Denis and Columba Church in Hopewell Junction in 1989, and became the founding pastor of St. Columba after the two parishes split in 1992.[1] He was later raised to the rank of Monsignor in 1994, and became Vicar of Dutchess County in 1997.[2]

Episcopal career

On October 30, 2001, Lagonegro was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of New York and Titular Bishop of Modruš by Pope John Paul II.[3] He received his episcopal consecration from Edward Cardinal Egan, with Bishops Henry Mansell and Robert Brucato serving as co-consecrators.[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: Christus Primus, meaning, "Christ First."[1]

In addition to his duties as an auxiliary bishop, Lagonegro serves as Vicar of Orange County, Episcopal Liaison to the Catholic Chaplains Apostolate Committee in New York State, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Liaison to the American Catholic Correctional Chaplains Association.[4] He is an opponent of capital punishment, once saying, "In our modern and civilized society, capital punishment is simply unwarranted and inconsistent with the Catholic Church’s vision of the sacred inviolable dignity of the human person, and the need to recognize the possibility of redemption and conversion. We seek a society of justice and peace, not vengeance and violence."[4]

On July 2, 2018, Pope Francis accepted his resignation after reaching the retirement age of 75.

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References

Woods, John. "'Christ First'". Catholic New York. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09.
"Pope Accepts Three Resignations, Appoints Three Auxiliary Bishops in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2001-10-29.
"Bishop Dominick John Lagonegro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
"Testimony of the New York State Catholic Conference Regarding The Death Penalty in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2004-12-15.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of New York 2001–2018	Succeeded by –
New creation	— TITULAR — Bishop of Modruš	Incumbent

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[woods-1] Woods, John. "'Christ First'". Catholic New York. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09.

[usccb-2] "Pope Accepts Three Resignations, Appoints Three Auxiliary Bishops in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2001-10-29.

[hierarchy-3] "Bishop Dominick John Lagonegro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

[testimony-4] "Testimony of the New York State Catholic Conference Regarding The Death Penalty in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2004-12-15.