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Excellency
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Excellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organisation or state. Generally people addressed as Excellency are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, and others holding equivalent rank and the FIFA President. It is sometimes misinterpreted as a title of office in itself, in reference to such an official, it takes the form His or Her Excellency, in direct address, Your Excellency, or, less formally, simply Excellency. The abbreviation HE is often used instead of His/Her Excellency, alternatively it may stand for His/Her Eminence, in most republican nations, the head of state is formally addressed as His Excellency. If a republic has a head of government, that official is often addressed as Excellency as well. If the nation is a monarchy, however, the customs may vary, in the case of Australia, all ambassadors, high commissioners, governors and the governor-general and their spouses are entitled to the use of Excellency. Governors of colonies in the British Empire were entitled to be addressed as Excellency, in various international organizations, notably the UN and its agencies, Excellency is used as a generic form of address for all republican heads of state and heads of government. Judges of the International Court of Justice are also called Your Excellency, in some monarchies the husbands, wives, or children, of a royal prince or princess, who do not possess a princely title themselves, may be entitled to the style. For example, in Spain spouses or children of a born infante or infanta are addressed as Excellency, also, former members of a royal house or family, who did have a royal title but forfeited it, may be awarded the style afterwards. Examples are former husbands or wives of a prince or princess, including Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. In some emirates, only the Emir, heir apparent and prime minister are called His Highness and their children are styled with the lower treatment of His/Her Excellency. In Spain members of the nobility, holding the dignity of grandee, are addressed as The Most Excellent Lord/Lady. Some of the high ranking counts, Excellency can also attach to a prestigious quality, notably in an order of knighthood. By a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Ceremonial of 31 December 1930 the Holy See granted bishops of the Roman Catholic Church the title of Most Reverend Excellency. In the years following the First World War, the title of Excellency. The adjective Most Reverend was intended to distinguish the title from that of Excellency given to civil officials. The instruction Ut sive sollicite of the Holy Sees Secretariat of State, dated 28 March 1969, cardinals, even those who were bishops, continued to use the title of Eminence. In some English-speaking countries, the honorific of Excellency does not apply to other than the nuncio
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown
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The Diocese of Youngstown is a particular church or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of six counties in Northeast Ohio, Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Portage, and Ashtabula. As of 2014, the Diocese of Youngstown contains 94 parishes,1 mission,102 Diocesan Priests,18 Religious Priests,67 Permanent Deacons,11 Religious Men and it has a Catholic population of 198,332 in an area totaling 3,404 square miles. As of 2010, the diocese had 8 seminarians studying at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Pope Pius XII created the Diocese of Youngstown from territory formerly part of the Diocese of Cleveland in 1943. Bishop James A. McFadden became the first bishop and chose St. Columba Church on Wood Street in downtown Youngstown as his Cathedral. The new diocese covered 3,404 square miles with 110 parishes, when Bishop McFadden died on November 16,1952, Emmet M. Walsh succeeded him. Walsh had been named Coadjutor Bishop and was formerly the Bishop of Charleston, in 1954, St. Columba Cathedral was destroyed by a fire and Bishop Walsh undertook the task of building a new cathedral, which he dedicated in 1958. St. Patrick Church on the side of Youngstown served as Pro-Cathedral until the new St. Columbas was ready. In 1962, when Pope John XXIII convened the Vatican Council II, Bishop Walsh, in 1996, Bishop Malone retired and Bishop Thomas J. Tobin was named his successor and installed as Bishop of Youngstown on February 2,1996. On March 31,2005, Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Tobin as Bishop of Providence, on 30 January 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop George Murry, S. J. as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown. On May 28,2010, Bishop Murry announced the plan for the reconfiguration of parishes which will reduce their number to 87 over the next two years. Politically speaking the City of Youngstown and surrounding areas were traditionally strongholds for the Democratic Party, however, the northern counties comprising the Diocese of Youngstown often supported Republican politicians, especially for the U. S. Congress. Tuition programs that were enacted at the level in the late 1960s. However, later initiatives for students in poorly performing school districts were enacted and survived legal challenges, as a result, by 2005, over 70% of the housing units in Ashtabula County were not owner-occupied. In the mid 1980s, Bishop Malone became president of the USCCB, the USCCB’s position was that funds spent on defense should be invested instead in domestic programs. U. S. President Ronald Reagan ignored criticisms from the USCCB, many steel mills in Youngstown, Ohio closed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Economic pressures continued to affect Catholic institutions in the diocese, resulting in lowered school enrollments for diocesan schools, in addition, population left the region to pursue better opportunities in other areas of the United States. Demographically, the population of Ohio in general became statistically older as more people left the state after college graduation. James A. McFadden Emmet M. Walsh James W. Malone Thomas J. Tobin George V. Murry, the Academy is composed of 10 campuses, Our Lady of Peace, Canton Regina Coeli-St
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U. S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev. Dennis Marion Schnurr, in total, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati encompasses 230 parishes in 19 counties, as of 2005, with the total membership of baptized Catholics around 500,000. The Archdiocese administers 110 associated parochial schools and diocesan elementary schools, the mother church is the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains, located at the corner of 8th and Plum Streets in Downtown Cincinnati. Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Cincinnati on 19 June 1821, at the time, there was an unwritten prohibition against construction of Catholic churches in Cincinnati. The first church was constructed just beyond the city boundaries. The diocese lost territory on 8 March 1833, when Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Detroit and again on 23 April 1847, when Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Cleveland. On July 19,1850, Pope Pius IX elevated the diocese to an Archdiocese and on March 3,1868, the court rendered no criminal judgment on the allegations themselves, only on the dioceses failure to report the allegations. The following is a list of the Ordinaries of Cincinnati, Edward Fenwick, as of 2011,43,641 students enroll in the Archdioceses 115 schools, making it the sixth largest Catholic school system in the United States. In Hamilton County, where most private schools are run by the Archdiocese, nearly a quarter of students attend private schools, the 23 Catholic high schools in the region operate under varying degrees of archdiocesan control. Several are owned and operated by the Archdiocese, while other schools are run by groups of parishes under archdiocesan supervision. Most of the interparochial and non-archdiocesan high schools are operated by religious institutes, Most of the schools athletic teams belong to the Greater Catholic League, which consists of a co-ed division, the Girls Greater Cincinnati League, and a division for all-male schools. The Archdiocese also includes 92 parochial and diocesan schools, with a combined enrollment of 30,312. These schools can be found in the urban and suburban areas of Cincinnati and Dayton, each parochial school is owned and operated by its parish, rather than by the Archdioceses Catholic Schools Office. However, in March 2011, the Archdiocese announced its intention of unifying the schools under one school system. As of 2015, the interim Superintendent of Catholic Schools is Susie Gibbons, five of the high schools are named after former archbishops of the diocese. A parochial elementary school in Dayton is also named after Archbishop Liebold, the Archdiocese sponsors the Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Marys Seminary of the West seminary in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Cincinnati. Carl J. Ryan Fr. Herman H. Kenning Sr. Kathryn Ann Connelly, joseph Kamis, SM Dr. Jim Riggs, Ph. D. Ms. Its defunct sister newspaper, Der Wahrheitsfreund, was the first German Catholic newspaper in the country, several area Catholic radio stations, owned by separate entities, serve the Archdiocese, WNOP740 AM Licensed to Newport, Kentucky
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Thomas Joseph Tobin
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Thomas Joseph Tobin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the eighth and current Bishop of Providence and he also pursued his graduate studies at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of San Anselmo in Rome. Tobin was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Vincent Leonard on July 21,1973, from 1979 to 1984, he was an assistant pastor at St. On November 3,1992, Tobin was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh and he received his episcopal consecration on December 27,1992, from then-Bishop Donald Wuerl, with Bishops Anthony Bosco and Nicholas C. Tobin was later named Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, on December 5,1995, in 1997, he was given an honorary doctorate from his alma mater of St. Francis University. Pope John Paul II appointed Tobin Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, on March 31,2005, Bishop Tobin currently sits on the Board of Trustees of Providence College and of Salve Regina University. He also maintains a column for his diocesan newspaper entitled Without A Doubt, the Without a Doubt columns have been published in two books authored by the Bishop, Without a Doubt, Bringing Faith to Life and Effective Faith, Faith that Makes a Difference. Tobin also became embroiled in a dispute with Rhode Island Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy over the Congressmans support for legal abortion during the Health Care debate. Kennedy claimed that Tobin barred him from Holy Communion, while Tobin claimed it was simply a confidential request made years prior, Bishop Tobin is an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and displays a Steeler banner on his residence during each game day. Upon President Obamas announced support for marriage, Tobin claimed it was a sad day in American history. His views on Catholic morality and voting have included the concept that voting for a candidate is morally unacceptable. The Bishop has also stated that the Catholic Church has respect, love, I sincerely pray for God’s blessings upon them, that they will enjoy much health, happiness and peace. Book, Effective Faith, Faith that Makes a Difference Official site of the Holy See Without a Doubt Column Archive
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Joseph Bernardin
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Joseph Louis Bernardin was an American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, Bernardin was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. Joseph Bernardin was born on April 2,1928, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Joseph and Maria Simion Bernardin and he was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Catholic Church in Columbia. His father died of cancer when Bernardin was six and he took responsibility for his younger sister, Elaine, while his widowed mother worked as a seamstress. Bernardins original academic ambition was to become a physician, inspiring him to enroll in the program at the University of South Carolina. He then transferred to Saint Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1948, and subsequently enrolled in The Catholic University of America to complete his theological studies. On April 26,1952, Bernardin was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Charleston by John J. Russell at St. Joseph Church and this diocese covers the entire state of South Carolina. In 1959, Pope John XXIII named Bernardin a Papal Chamberlain with the title Very Reverend Monsignor, on March 9,1966 Pope Paul VI appointed Monsignor Bernardin titular Bishop of Liguria and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. His episcopal consecration took place on April 26,1966 at the hands of his mentor, Bernardin, only 38 years old, thus became the youngest bishop in America. From 1966 to 1968, Bishop Bernardin served as rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, in 1968, he resigned as auxiliary bishop of Atlanta to become the first General Secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, a post he held until 1972. In 1969 Bishop Bernadin was instrumental in founding one of the conferences most influential and successful programs, Pope Paul VI appointed Bernardin Archbishop of Cincinnati on November 21,1972, and he was installed there December 19,1972. Bernardin served the Metropolitan See of Cincinnati for nearly ten years, while there he appointed the first woman editor of the archdiocesan newspaper, the Catholic Telegraph. Following the death of Cardinal John Cody of Chicago, Pope John Paul II chose Archbishop Bernardin, already prominent among his fellow American bishops and he was appointed the twelfth Bishop and seventh Archbishop of Chicago on July 10,1982. On August 25,1982, he was installed in that role by the Apostolic Delegate. Bernadin found an archdiocese in disarray, its priests disheartened by years of arbitrary administration, with his patient charm and willingness to listen, Bernardin won back the confidence of the clergy and the laity. In the Consistory of February 2,1983, he was elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II as Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divino Lavoratore as his titular church and he also served as President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. In 1989, Bernardin was awarded the F. Sadlier Dinger Award by educational publisher William H. Sadlier, the award is presented annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the ministry of religious education in America. In May 1983, Bernadin received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College of the Holy Cross, in 1995, Bernardin was honored by the University of Notre Dame when he received their highest honor, the Laetare Medal
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Timothy Joseph Lyne
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Timothy Joseph Lyne was an American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Lyne was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21,1919 and he attended Resurrection and Saint Mel grade schools, and then Quigley Preparatory Seminary. T. L. Then, he was ordained a priest by the then-Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Samuel Alphonsus Stritch, in Chicago, Illinois, the Principal Co-Consecrators were then-Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago, Alfred Leo Abramowicz, and Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. He selected as his motto, Grace, mercy. (the first three words of Saint Pauls epistle to Saint Timothy, his patron saint and he served all of the six Chicago Cardinals in more than 70 years as a priest and almost 30 as a Bishop, five of them in his capacity as an ordained cleric. He caddied for Cardinal George Mundelein as a seminarian and he was entrusted with sensitive tasks by Cardinal Stritch while doing parish work, continuing to serve in parish work under his successor, Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer. Then Cardinal Cody named him Pastor there in 1967, a post he filled until 1990, even serving as Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar for Vicariate II. He gave valuable advice and loyal service to all of these Archbishops of Chicago for many years, including to the incumbent, visitation for Lyne took place on September 29 and 30,2013 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. He was interred at Mount Carmel Cemetery, in Hillside, Illinois, catholic-Hierarchy Archdiocese Timothy Joseph Lynes obituary
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Camden, New Jersey
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Camden is a city in Camden County, New Jersey. Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 77,344. Camden is the 12th most populous municipality in New Jersey, the city was incorporated on February 13,1828. On March 13,1844, Camden became a county seat in New Jersey, the city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Camden is made up of twenty different neighborhoods. By the end of the nineteenth century Camden began to industrialize with the foundation of the Campbell Soup Company by Joseph Campbell, other companies such as the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and the Victor Talking Machine Company opened their operations and helped Camden move into an industrial economy. At the beginning of the twentieth century Camdens population consisted mostly of European immigrants, german, British, and Irish immigrants, as well as African Americans from the south made up the majority of the city in the mid nineteenth century. Around the turn of the twentieth century Italian and Eastern European immigrants had become the majority of the population, the city was consistently prosperous throughout the Great Depression and World War II. After World War II Camden manufacturers began closing their factories and moving out of the city, Camdens cultural history has been greatly affected by both its economic and social position over the years. With the loss of manufacturing jobs came a decline in population numbers. Suburbanization also had an effect on the drop in population, Civil unrest and crime became common in Camden with the decline in population. In 1971, civil unrest reached its peak with riots breaking out in response to the death of Horacio Jimenez, Camdens industrial and post-industrial history gave rise to distinct neighborhoods and cultural groups that have affected the status of the city over the course of the 20th century. Over the years Camden has made attempts to restore its economic stature. In the 1980s Mayor Randy Primas campaigned for the city to two different nuisance industries, a prison and a trash-to-steam incinerator. Despite opposition from Camden residents, the Riverfront State Prison was opened in 1985, with the addition of the trash-to-steam plant Camden has faced numerous air and water pollution issues. Camden is also the home of a treatment facility. In the 1970s, dangerous pollutants were found in the wells from which many Camden citizens received their household water and these pollutants decreased property values in Camden and caused health problems among the citys residents. Pollution is an issue that local nonprofits are trying to solve
