Josu Iriondo

Josu Iriondo (born December 19, 1938) is a retired Spanish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 2001 to 2014.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Josu Iriondo
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York Titular Bishop of Alton
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	New York
Appointed	October 30, 2001
Installed	December 12, 2001
Term ended	February 1, 2014
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Alton
Orders
Ordination	December 23, 1962
Consecration	December 12, 2001 by Edward Egan, Henry J. Mansell, and Robert Anthony Brucato
Personal details
Born	(1938-12-19) December 19, 1938 Legazpi, Spain
Motto	Dominum et vivificantem

Styles of Josu Iriondo
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Early life and education

One of seven children, Josu Iriondo was born in Legazpi, Spain, to Rufino and Maria Leona (née Zabaleta) Iriondo.[1] He was educated in Spanish but spoke Basque at home.[1]

Iriondo decided to pursue the priesthood and then entered the minor seminary of the Canons Regular of the Lateran, an independent Augustinian community, at age 12.[1] He later joined the Canons Regular, and attended Sagrado Corazon Seminary in Oñati and the Collegio San Vittore in Rome.[2] From 1958 to 1962, he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[2]

Ordination and ministry

Iriondo was ordained for the Diocese of San Sebastián on December 23, 1962.[3] He then served as professor and master of discipline at a seminary of the Canons Regular, and traveled through Europe on duties related to his religious order.[1] He also taught at the National Institute, a regional public high school, where served as school secretary as well.[1]

Iriondo came to the United States in 1968, accepting an invitation for Spanish priests to the Archdiocese of New York.[1] He then served as chaplain to the Sisters of the Servants of Mary until 1969, whence he became parochial vicar at St. Joseph's Church in Middletown. He later served as St. Lucy's Church (1973-1974) and Holy Rosary Church (1974-1976) in Manhattan.[2]

Iriondo was named parochial vicar (1976) and then pastor (1978) of Our Savior Church in the Bronx.[1] In 1990, he was appointed director of both the Hispanic Catholic Center and the Charismatic Renewal Movement.[2] He was incardinated into the Archdiocese of New York in 1996, and named Vicar for Hispanics in 1997. Iriondo became pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church in 2001.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of New York

On October 30, 2001, Iriondo was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, New York and Titular Bishop of Alton by Pope John Paul II.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 12 from Edward Cardinal Egan, with Bishops Henry Mansell and Robert Brucato serving as co-consecrators.[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Dominum et Vivificantem"[1]

Bishop Iriondo's resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on Saturday, February 1, 2014.[4]

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

1. Poust, Mary Ann. "'Tremendous Strength'". Catholic New York. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.
2. "Pope Accepts Three Resignations, Appoints Three Auxiliary Bishops in New York". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2001-10-29.
3. "Bishop Josu Iriondo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/02/01/0077/00160.html

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York 2014-present	Succeeded by –
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of New York 2001–2014	Succeeded by –