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Juan Esposito-Garcia

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Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Titular Bishop of Tabla
ArchdioceseWashington
AppointedDecember 19, 2022
InstalledFebruary 21, 2023
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Tabla
Previous post(s)
  • Official of the Dicastery for Bishops
  • Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Washington
  • Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Orders
OrdinationJune 14, 2008
by Donald Wuerl
ConsecrationFebruary 21, 2023
by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Mario E. Dorsonville, and Roy Edward Campbell
Personal details
Born (1974-01-10) January 10, 1974 (age 50)
Alma mater
  • Catholic University of America
  • Mount Saint Mary's Seminary
  • Catholic University of Cuyo
MottoBeati Pacifici
(Blessed are the peaceful)
Styles of
Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia (born January 10, 1974) is an Argentine-born priest of the Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington in the District of Columbia and Southern Maryland.

Biography

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Early life

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Esposito-Garcia was born on January 10, 1974, in San Luis, Argentina. He attended the Instituto Santo Tomas de Aquino in San Luis for his primary education from 1980 to 1991.[1] After finishing university, Esposito-Garcia entered the law school of the Universidad Catolica de Cuyo in San Luis, receiving a law degree in 2003.[1]

Having decided to become priest, Esposito-Garcia immigrated to the United States to attend Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He was awarded in 2008 a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Arts in moral theology from the seminary.[2]

Priesthood

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On June 14, 2008, Esposito-Garcia was ordained to the priesthood at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington by Archbishop Donald Wuerl.[3] After his 2008 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Esposito-Garcia as parochial vicar at the following parishes in Maryland:

Starting in 2011, Esposito-Garcia served as a judge on the metropolitan tribunal for the archdiocese. In 2016, he was awarded a Doctor of Canon Law degree by Catholic University. By 2017, he had been named judicial vicar. In 2018, Esposito-Garcia traveled to Rome to serve as an official in the Dicastery for Bishops at the Vatican. [2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington

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Pope Francis appointed Esposito-Garcia as an auxiliary bishop of Washington on December 19, 2022.[2] On February 21, 2023, Esposito-Garcia was consecrated as a bishop at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, with Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville and Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell acting as co-consecrators.[3]

Esposito-Garcia speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Auxiliary Bishops". Archdiocese of Washington. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Washington". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Bishop Juan Rafael Esposito-Garcia [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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