Richard John Grecco

The Most Reverend
Richard John Grecco
Bishop of Charlottetown
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Charlottetown
In office 11 July 2009present
Predecessor Vernon Fougère
Successor incumbent
Orders
Ordination 2 September 1973
Consecration 2 February 1998
by Thomas Benjamin Fulton
Personal details
Born March 4, 1946
Thorold, Ontario
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of London (1998-2002)
Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (2002-2009)
Motto Hope in The Lord
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Styles of
Richard John Grecco
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Richard John Grecco (born 4 March 1946) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the 13th and current Bishop of Charlottetown.

Biography

Born in Thorold, Ontario to Anthony and Lily Grecco, Richard Grecco attended St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto and was ordained to the priesthood on 2 September 1973.[1] He furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, from where he obtained a doctorate in theology in 1982. He served as a parish priest and a professor of moral theology at St. Michael's College, Toronto and St. Joseph's College, Edmonton.[2]

On 5 December 1997, Grecco was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario and Titular Bishop of Uccula by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 February 1998 from Bishop Thomas Fulton, with Bishops John O'Mara and John Sherlock serving as co-consecrators.[1] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Hope in the Lord".[2]

Grecco was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on 27 April 2002.[1] In Toronto, he served as the senior vicar general and the episcopal vicar of the Central Pastoral Region and Scarborough, composed of approximately 98 parishes.[2] He also worked with many lay associations and ethnic communities in the Toronto Archdiocese, and served on numerous boards and committees including the National Executive for Development and Peace and the Pontifical Mission Society.[2]

On 11 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Grecco the thirteenth Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1] He succeeds Vernon Fougère, who retired due to poor health after a 17-year-long tenure.[3] As Bishop, he will be the spiritual leader of 63,240 Catholics[4] in Prince Edward Island.

References

Religious titles
Preceded by
Vernon Fougère
Bishop of Charlottetown
2009–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Gilles Bélisle
Titular Bishop of Uccula
19972009
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto
20022009
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of London
19972002
Succeeded by
Robert Anthony Daniels