Father Michael T. Castori, SJ, was appointed the sixth bishop of the U.S. diocese.<\/p>\n
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michael T. Castori, SJ, as the new bishop of Honolulu on May 6. He is a member of the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits.<\/p>\n
The pontiff accepted the resignation of Bishop Clarence R. Silva, 76, who has led the diocese since 2005.<\/p>\n
According to a press release from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Castori was born on Oct. 21, 1960, in Sacramento, California. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 13, 1998.<\/p>\n
Castori has earned several academic degrees, including a bachelor\u2019s degree in classics from Harvard University in 1982, a master of divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley in 1998, and a doctorate in Near Eastern religions from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2008. <\/p>\n
He also received a licentiate in sacred theology from Fordham University in 2009.<\/p>\n
He has held several teaching roles, including as an assistant professor at Santa Clara University and the Ateneo de Manila in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
His pastoral experience includes service as chaplain to the Tongan Catholic communities in northern California and to San Quentin State Prison.<\/p>\n
Before being appointed to Honolulu, he served as the rector of the Arrupe Jesuit Residence in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Cet article a \u00e9t\u00e9 initialement publi\u00e9 par EWTN News English.<\/p>\n