Richard Grecco

Richard John Grecco (born 4 March 1946) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the 13th and current Bishop of Charlottetown.

The Most Reverend Richard John Grecco
Bishop of Charlottetown
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Charlottetown
In office	11 July 2009—present
Predecessor	Vernon Fougère
Orders
Ordination	2 September 1973
Consecration	2 February 1998 by Thomas Benjamin Fulton
Personal details
Born	(1946-03-04) March 4, 1946 Thorold, Ontario
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of London (1998-2002) Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (2002-2009)
Motto	Hope in The Lord
Coat of arms

Styles of Richard John Grecco
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Born in Thorold, Ontario to Anthony and Lily Grecco, Richard Grecco attended St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto and was ordained to the priesthood on 2 September 1973.[1] He furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, from where he obtained a doctorate in theology in 1982. He served as a parish priest and a professor of moral theology at St. Michael's College, Toronto and St. Joseph's College, Edmonton.[2]

On 5 December 1997, Grecco was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario and Titular Bishop of Uccula by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 February 1998 from Bishop Thomas Fulton, with Bishops John O'Mara and John Sherlock serving as co-consecrators.[1] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Hope in the Lord".[2]

Grecco was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on 27 April 2002.[1] In Toronto, he served as the senior vicar general and the episcopal vicar of the Central Pastoral Region and Scarborough, composed of approximately 98 parishes.[2] He also worked with many lay associations and ethnic communities in the Toronto Archdiocese, and served on numerous boards and committees including the National Executive for Development and Peace and the Pontifical Mission Society.[2]

On 11 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Grecco the thirteenth Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1] He succeeds Vernon Fougère, who retired due to poor health after a 17-year-long tenure.[3] As Bishop, he is the spiritual leader of 63,240 Catholics[4] in Prince Edward Island.

See also

References

1. "Bishop Richard John Grecco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
2. "Most Reverend Richard J. Grecco". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
3. "Toronto bishop named to head Charlottetown Diocese". CBC News. 2009-07-11.
4. "Pope Benedict XVI Appoints Archdiocese of Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Richard Grecco as Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vernon Fougère	Bishop of Charlottetown 2009–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Gilles Bélisle	Titular Bishop of Uccula 1997–2009	Succeeded by Robertus Gerardus Leonia Maria Mutsaerts
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto 2002–2009	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Frederick Henry	Auxiliary Bishop of London 1997–2002	Succeeded by Robert Anthony Daniels