Richard Higgins
Richard Brendan Higgins KC*HS, USAF (ret),[1] (born February 22, 1944) is an Irish-born American bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the titular bishop of the Casae Calanae and served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA from 2004 to 2020.
Richard Brendan Higgins | |
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus for the Military Services, USA Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae | |
Richard Higgins in 2013 | |
Archdiocese | Military Services, USA |
Appointed | May 7, 2004 |
Installed | July 3, 2004 |
Term ended | January 2, 2020 |
Other posts | Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae |
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Ordination | March 9, 1968 |
Consecration | July 3, 2004 by Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Howard James Hubbard, and William Weigand |
Personal details | |
Born | Longford, County Longford, Ireland | February 22, 1944
Motto | Ecce Ego Mitte Me |
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Styles of Richard Brendan Higgins | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Higgins was born in Longford, County Longford, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on March 9, 1968 for the Diocese of Sacramento at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. He joined the United States Air Force as a chaplain in 1974, and served both in the United States and abroad, including two assignments as the Catholic pastor at the United States Air Force Academy. He was named an Honorary Prelate of His Holiness (monsignor) by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Services, USA
On May 7, 2004 he was appointed Titular Bishop for the Diocese of Casae Calanae.[2] He was consecrated on July 3 of the same year at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Edwin O'Brien; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop Howard Hubbard, and Bishop William Weigand.
After 30 years of active duty service, Bishop Higgins retired from the Air Force on September 1, 2004, with the rank of colonel. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters.
On January 2, 2020, Pope Francis accepted his resignation, which he submitted upon reaching the age of 75.[3]
References
- "Most Rev. Richard B. Higgins, S.T.L., D.D."; Archdiocese for the Military Services (2005); url accessed March 21, 2007
- Ordination of Bishop Higgins
- "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard Higgins of the Military Services". Retrieved January 2, 2020.
External links
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- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Official Website
- Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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Preceded by – |
Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA 2004 - 2020 |
Succeeded by – |