The Most Reverend
Joseph A. Francis, S.V.D. |
| Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark |
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Catholic Church |
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Titular See of Valliposita |
| Appointed |
May 3, 1976 |
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June 25, 1976 - June 30, 1995 |
| Orders |
| Ordination |
October 7, 1950 |
| Consecration |
June 25, 1976
by Peter Leo Gerety |
| Personal details |
| Born |
September 30, 1923
Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Died |
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Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. (September 30, 1923 – September 1, 1997) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 to 1995.
Biography
Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, Joseph Francis was ordained a priest for the Society of the Divine Word on October 7, 1950.
On May 3, 1976 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Valliposita and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark. He was consecrated by Archbishop Peter Gerety on June 25, 1976. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Boland and Auxiliary Bishop Harold Perry, S.V.D. of New Orleans. Francis continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1995. He died at the age of 73 on September 1, 1997.[1][2]
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- St. Henry's Church, Bayonne
- Madonna Church, Fort Lee
- Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City
- St. Antoninus Church, Newark
- St. Casimir's Church, Newark
- St. Columba's Church, Newark
- St. John's Church, Newark
- St. Joseph's Church, Newark
- Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark
- St. Rocco's Church, Newark
- St. Mary's Church, Plainfield
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- Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City
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- Bergen County
- Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest
- Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell
- Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey
- Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi
- Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township
- Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus
- Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington
- St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale
- St. Mary High School, Rutherford
- Essex County
- Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark
- Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair
- Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair
- Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell
- St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark
- St. Vincent Academy, Newark
- Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange
- Hudson County
- Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City
- Marist High School, Bayonne
- St. Anthony High School, Jersey City
- St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City
- St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City
- Kenmare High School, Jersey City
- Union County
- Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth
- Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark
- Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit
- Oratory Preparatory School, Summit
- Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle
- St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth
- Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains
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