Timothy C. Senior

Styles of Timothy Senior
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Timothy Christian Senior (born March 22, 1960) is an American Roman Catholic prelate. He is currently an Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as well as rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Biography

Early life and education

Timothy Senior was born in North Wales, Pennsylvania, to James Harwood (d. 1977) and Elise (née Rothwell) Senior.^[1] The youngest of three children, he has a brother, Jim, and a sister, Myra. He attended St. Rose of Lima School and graduated from Lansdale Catholic High School (whose alma mater he created) in 1977.^[1] He then studied at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, from where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 1981.^[2]

Ordination and ministry

Senior was ordained to the priesthood by John Cardinal Krol on May 18, 1985, and then served as parochial vicar at Assumption B.V.M. Parish in Feasterville until 1988.^[2] He also earned Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in pastoral theology degrees from St. Charles Seminary in 1988.^[2]

Senior briefly taught religion at Archbishop Kennedy High School in Conshohocken (1988–1989) before pursuing full-time graduate studies at Boston College, where he received a Master's in Social Work and Master's in Business Administration in 1992.^[2] During his studies, he was also Executive Assistant to the Secretary for Social Services in the Archdiocese of Boston (1991–1992).^[2]

Upon returning to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Senior served as Deputy Secretary for Catholic Human Services from 1992 to 1997, whence he became Secretary.^[2] In this position, he oversaw the governance and operation of the network of Catholic health care and social services ministries sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocese, which includes 4,500 employees.^[1] He was raised to the rank of Chaplain to His Holiness by Pope John Paul II in 1998, and later Prelate of Honor in 2005.^[1] In 2004, Senior was named Archdiocesan Vicar for Clergy by Justin Cardinal Rigali.^[2] In addition to his duties as Vicar for Clergy, he resided at and served as chaplain at Divine Providence Village in Springfield.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia

On June 8, 2009, Senior was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Floriana by Pope Benedict XVI.^[1] His appointment comes three weeks after Joseph R. Cistone was named Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan. Senior received his episcopal consecration on July 31, 2009 from Cardinal Rigali, with Bishops Michael Joseph Bransfield and Daniel E. Thomas serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul.^[1]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Ordinaries Bishops Michael Francis Egan, OFM Henry Conwell Francis Patrick Kenrick Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, CSsR Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast Dennis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty John Francis Cardinal O'Hara, CSC John Joseph Cardinal Krol Anthony Joseph Cardinal Bevilacqua Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishops, current Michael J. Fitzgerald John J. McIntyre Timothy C. Senior Auxiliary Bishops, former Cletus Joseph Benjamin Michael Francis Burbidge Joseph R. Cistone Michael Joseph Crane Edward Peter Cullen Louis A. DeSimone Francis James Furey John Joseph Graham Edward Hughes Hugh L. Lamb Martin Nicholas Lohmuller Robert P. Maginnis Joseph Francis Martino Joseph Carroll McCormick John Joseph McCort Gerald Vincent McDevitt Joseph P. McFadden Joseph Mark McShea Gerald Patrick O'Hara Francis B. Schulte Daniel Edward Thomas Thomas Jerome Welsh Churches Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches Immaculate Conception Old St. Joseph Old St. Mary St. Adalbert St. Agatha and St. James St. Anne St. Augustine St. Basil the Great St. Cyprian St. Donato St. Francis de Sales St. Joachim St. Nicholas of Tolentine St. William Chapels and shrines National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa National Shrine of St. John Neumann Education Seminary St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Higher education Cabrini College Chestnut Hill College Gwynedd Mercy University Holy Family University Immaculata University La Salle University Neumann University Rosemont College Saint Joseph's University Villanova University High schools Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Archbishop John Carroll High School Archbishop Prendergast High School Archbishop Ryan High School Archbishop Wood Catholic High School Bishop McDevitt High School Bishop Shanahan High School Cardinal O'Hara High School Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Devon Preparatory School Father Judge High School Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Holy Ghost Preparatory School John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School La Salle College High School Lansdale Catholic High School Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Malvern Preparatory School Mercy Vocational High School Merion Mercy Academy Monsignor Bonner High School Mount Saint Joseph Academy Nazareth Academy High School Pope John Paul II High School Roman Catholic High School for Boys Saint Basil Academy Saint Joseph's Preparatory School Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School, St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls Villa Joseph Marie High School Villa Maria Academy Priests Living Edward Joseph Adams Herbert Bevard Michael Joseph Bransfield Francis Xavier DiLorenzo Joseph Anthony Galante James Patrick Green Joseph A. Pepe Nelson J. Perez Deceased Francis Brennan Edwin Byrne George Aloysius Carrell, SJ Hubert James Cartwright Joseph M. Corrigan Joseph Thomas Daley Edmond John Fitzmaurice John Edmund Fitzmaurice John Patrick Foley Francis Xavier Gartland Daniel James Gercke Ignatius Frederick Horstmann John Joseph Hughes Francis Edward Hyland Thomas Francis Kennedy Philip R. McDevitt Thomas Joseph McDonough Thomas McGovern Eugene J. McGuinness John Joseph O'Connor William O'Hara Jeremiah F. Shanahan John W. Shanahan David B. Thompson Miscellany St. Francesca Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. St. Katharine Drexel, S.B.S. The Catholic Standard & Times Catholicism Portal