| Styles of John D'Arcy |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
John Michael D'Arcy (born August 18, 1932) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and holds the title of bishop emeritus. He was succeeded as diocesan bishop by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, who was named to the post by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Until then, Bishop Rhoades had been bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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John D'Arcy was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, to Irish immigrants. He entered St. John's Seminary in September 1949, and was ordained to the priesthood on February 2, 1957. From 1965 to 1968, he studied at the Angelicum in Rome, from where he obtained his doctorate in spiritual theology. He served as spiritual director and professor of spiritual theology at St. John's Seminary from 1968 to 1985, and also as pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Beverly.
On December 30, 1974, D'Arcy was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular Bishop of Mediana by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on February 11, 1975 from Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros, with Bishops Thomas Riley and Lawrence Riley serving as co-consecrators. He became episcopal vicar for the Lowell Region on July 21, 1981.
D'Arcy was later named Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, on February 26, 1985. Replacing William Edward McManus, he was formally installed on the following May 1.
In March 2009, D'Arcy declared he would boycott the May graduation ceremony at the University of Notre Dame because President Barack Obama would be delivering the commencement speech and receiving an honorary degree.[1] Noting Obama's "unwillingness to hold human life as sacred," he said, "... a bishop must teach the Catholic faith 'in season and out of season,' and he teaches not only by his words–but by his actions" and asked Notre Dame if by choosing Obama "it has chosen prestige over truth."[1]
| Preceded by William Edward McManus |
Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend 1985–2009 |
Succeeded by Kevin C. Rhoades |