Mark E. Brennan

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Mark Edward Brennan
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
Titular Bishop of Rusibisir
Archdiocese Baltimore
Appointed December 5, 2016
Installed January 19, 2017
Other posts Titular Bishop of Rusibisir
Orders
Ordination May 15, 1976
by Archbishop William Wakefield Baum
Consecration January 19, 2017
by William E. Lori, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, and Donald Wuerl
Personal details
Born (1947-02-06) February 6, 1947
Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality United States
Motto DOCETE OMNES GENTES
Styles of
Mark Edward Brennan
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Mark Edward Brennan (born February 6, 1947) is an American Roman Catholic bishop and an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Early life and education

Brennan was born on February 6, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He attended public elementary and junior high schools before attending St. Anthony's High School in Washington, D.C. He received a bachelor’s degree in history in 1969 from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

He studied for the priesthood at Christ the King Seminary, then in Allegany, New York, for one year before attending the Pontifical North American College in Rome, earning a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology and a master’s in pastoral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2]

Ordained ministry

Mark E. Brennan was ordained to the diaconate May 10, 1973, in Rome. He served diaconal assignments at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish, Washington, summer 1973; St. Aloysius Parish, Leonardtown Maryland, 1974-1975; and St. John Parish, Clinton, Maryland, 1975-1976.

He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington by then-Archbishop William W. Baum May 15, 1976.[1]

Pope Francis appointed Brennan auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on December 5, 2016.[3][4] He was consecrated Titular Bishop of Rusibisir on January 19, 2017.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Gunty, Christopher (December 5, 2016). "Pope Francis appoints two auxiliary bishops for Baltimore: Monsignors Mark Brennan and Adam Parker". Catholic Review. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Gunty, Christopher (December 5, 2016). "Nomination as auxiliary bishop took Monsignor Brennan by surprise". Catholic Review. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore, Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden". Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pope Francis Appoints Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Baltimore" (Press release). Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Catholic Review > Local News > 'Let us rejoice and be glad': Two ordained as auxiliary bishops for Baltimore Archdiocese". www.catholicreview.org. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
-		 Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
2017-Present		 Succeeded by
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