Peter Joseph Jugis
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Peter Joseph Jugis | |
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Bishop of Charlotte | |
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Archdiocese | Atlanta |
Diocese | Charlotte |
Appointed | August 1, 2003 |
Installed | October 24, 2003 |
Predecessor | William George Curlin |
Orders | |
Ordination |
June 12, 1983 by Pope John Paul II |
Consecration |
October 24, 2003 by John Francis Donoghue, William G. Curlin, and F. Joseph Gossman |
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Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina | March 3, 1957
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A., 1979) Pontifical North American College (1984) Pontifical Gregorian University (S.T.B., 1982; J.C.L., 1984) The Catholic University of America (J.C.D., 1993) |
Motto | CARITAS CHRISTI URGET NOS |
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Styles of Peter Joseph Jugis | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Peter Joseph Jugis (born March 3, 1957) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the fourth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. He succeeded Bishop William George Curlin as bishop of the diocese and is seated at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Biography
Early life and education
Peter Joseph Jugis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 3, 1957, and baptized at St. Ann's Catholic Church in 1957 by a priest who later became Bishop Michael J. Begley, the first Bishop of Charlotte. He attended South Mecklenburg High School and graduated in 1975. He studied at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he obtained a B.A. in Business Administration in 1979. He studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy, from 1979 to 1984, and received a Theology degree (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1982.
Ordination and ministry
Jugis was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1983, by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.[1] He received a licentiate degree in canon law (J.C.L.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, in 1984 and a doctorate in canon law (J.C.D.) from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1993.
After ordination he was assigned to various parishes around the Charlotte area. In July 1991 he was appointed Judicial Vicar of the diocesan marriage tribunal of the Diocese of Charlotte.[2]
Bishop of Charlotte
Pope John Paul II appointed Jugis as the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte on August 1, 2003. When his appointment as bishop was announced he was pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe, North Carolina, and judicial vicar of the diocesan marriage tribunal. He received episcopal consecration at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte on October 24, 2003, from Archbishop John Francis Donoghue, with Bishop William George Curlin and Bishop Francis Joseph Gossman serving as co-consecrators.
During the 2004 presidential election he said that politicians who support legal abortion should be denied Holy Communion unless they publicly recant their views.[3]
In 2009 he endorsed a bill opposing gay marriage.[4] He also voiced his disapproval of University of Notre Dame's invitation to President Barack Obama as the commencement speaker for its graduation ceremony and awarding him an honorary doctoral degree.[5]
In 2011 he pledged personal support for the abortion veto override in House Bill 584, the Woman's Right to Know Act, after the bill was vetoed by North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue.[6]
In 2013 Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests criticized Jugis and Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge for not warning families in their diocese about Raymond P. Melville, a former Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse in Maine and in Maryland, who had moved to North Carolina.[7][8]
On April 23, 2015, Jugis prevented New Ways Ministry co-founder Sister Jeannine Gramick from offering a talk within his diocese. Sister Grammick had previously been judged by the Vatican to be in opposition to Catholic teachings on human sexuality.[9]
On August 17, 2018 Jugis made a statement regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against Church leaders after a grand jury report named 301 Catholic priests who abused children in Pennsylvania. Jugis stated that investigations were going on in order to take appropriate action, and he encouraged people to pray for all victims of sexual abuse.[10]
Liturgy
- In 2005, following the publication of the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia, its subsequent English translation, the accompanying General Instruction of the Roman Missal, and the publication instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum, he issued liturgical norms for Diocese of Charlotte.[11]
- In 2006 he reminded his priests that if they chose to wash parishioners' feet during Holy Thursday services (the mandatum), the liturgical law (at that time) mandated that the ceremony was to be reserved to men's feet only.[12]
- He supports the celebration of Mass according to the Traditional Latin Mass in his diocese, as has been explicitly permitted by the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum issued by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.[13][14]
- He offers Mass at his cathedral using the Benedictine altar arrangement (six candles and a crucifix placed prominently on the altar) and has been seen to offer Mass ad orientem or ad apsidum.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis".
- ↑ "Biography: Bishop Peter J. Jugis, J.C.D."
- ↑ "Charlotte's Roman Catholic bishop says pro-abortion politicians aren't worthy to receive communion".
- ↑ "Charlotte NC Bishop endorses anti gay marriage bill".
- ↑ "NC Bishop disapproves Obama visit to University of Notre Dame".
- ↑ "NC bishop supports abortion veto override".
- ↑ http://bangordailynews.com/2013/11/12/news/augusta/supreme-court-rules-against-augusta-man-in-his-suit-against-diocese-over-priest-abuse/
- ↑ http://www.snapnetwork.org/nc_alleged_predator_priest_now_in_nc_gets_off_the_hook
- ↑ "Charlotte bishop cancels gay ministry talk at church".
- ↑ http://catholicnewsherald.com/90-news/local/3391-charlotte-bishop-issues-statement-in-response-to-recent-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-against-church-leaders
- ↑ "Liturgical Norms of the Diocese of Charlotte".
- ↑ "Bishop Jugis: Holy Thursday Foot-washing for men only".
- ↑ "Church of St. Ann, Charlotte, North Carolina".
- ↑ "Wonderful news in Charlotte".
- ↑ "Bishop blesses St. Joseph Monastery" (PDF).
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Episcopal succession
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Preceded by William G. Curlin |
Bishop of Charlotte 2003 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |