Robert Daniel Conlon

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Robert Daniel Conlon
Bishop of Joliet
Archdiocese Chicago
Diocese Joliet
Appointed May 17, 2011
Installed July 14, 2011
Predecessor J. Peter Sartain
Orders
Ordination January 15, 1977
Consecration May 31, 2002
by Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, Gilbert Sheldon, and Sydney Anicetus Charles
Personal details
Born (1948-12-04) December 4, 1948
Cincinnati, Ohio
Motto TAKE COURAGE
Styles of
Robert Daniel Conlon
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Robert Daniel Conlon (born December 4, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois.

From August 6, 2002 until May 17, 2011 Bishop Conlon served as Bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio. As the current Bishop of Joliet, Conlon succeeds Archbishop James Peter Sartain who in September 2010 was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington.

Biography

Early life and education

Robert Conlon was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the eldest of the six children of Robert and Carla (née Holzman) Conlon. He attended St. Mary Church in Hyde Park as a child, and received the diaconate on March 9, 1974. Conlon obtained his Master's in Divinity from the Athenaeum of Ohio in 1975,

Ordination and ministry

Conlon served as a deacon at St. Agnes Church in Cincinnati, where he was ordained to the priesthood on January 15, 1977. He then served as associate pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Cincinnati until July 1982.

From 1981 to 1983, Conlon worked within the archdiocesan curia of Cincinnati, as director of the Office of Planning and Research and assistant chancellor. He then furthered his studies at St. Paul University in Ottawa, from where he earned his doctorate in canon law and in philosophy in January 1987. Upon his return to the United States, Conlon was made chancellor for Cincinnati and director of its Department of Executive Services. He later became pastor of Holy Redeemer Church in New Bremen on August 6, 1996.

Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio

On May 31, 2002, Conlon was consecrated as bishop with Bishops Gilbert Sheldon and Sydney Charles serving as co-consecrators. Conlon took as his episcopal motto: "Take Courage" (Daniel 10:19, John 16:33).

In 2005, the bishop led a group of volunteers to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina, after hearing Archbishop Alfred Hughes speak about the devastation that Katrina caused in his Archdiocese of New Orleans.[1]

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he is currently the chair of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.

Bishop of Joliet, Illinois

On May 17, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Conlon the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet. On July 14, 2011, Bishop Conlon was installed as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet.[2]

See also

References

  1. Catholic News Service. Ohio bishop leads volunteers offering hands-on help in New Orleans December 22, 2005
  2. http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/bishop/subsectioncontent.php?secid=11&subsecid=4

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
J. Peter Sartain
Bishop of Joliet in Illinois
2011Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon
Bishop of Steubenville
20022011
Succeeded by
Jeffrey Marc Monforton
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