Gregory Parkes

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gregory Lawrence Parkes JCL
Bishop of St. Petersburg
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Miami
Diocese	St. Petersburg
Appointed	November 28, 2016
Installed	January 4, 2017
Predecessor	Robert Nugent Lynch
Orders
Ordination	June 26, 1999 by Norbert Dorsey, C.P.
Consecration	June 5, 2012 by Thomas Gerard Wenski, John Gerard Noonan, and Felipe de Jesús Estévez
Personal details
Born	(1964-04-02) April 2, 1964 Mineola, New York
Previous post	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Motto	NOMINI TUO DA GLORIAM

Styles of Gregory Lawrence Parkes

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Gregory Lawrence Parkes (born April 2, 1964) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He is serving as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg in the state of Florida since 2017.

Early life and education

Gregory Lawrence Parkes was born in Mineola, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Florida State University. He studied for the priesthood at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he received a bachelor's degree in theology and a licentiate in canon law.^[1] Parkes was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Orlando by Bishop Norbert Dorsey, C.P. on June 26, 1999.^[2]^[3]

Priesthood

After ordination Father Parkes served as the parochial vicar of Holy Family Parish in Orlando, Florida (1999–2005) and he was the founding pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Celebration, Florida from 2005–2012. He was also the chancellor of the Orlando diocese from 2005–2012 and its vicar general from 2009–2012.^[1]

Episcopal career

Pensacola-Tallahassee

Father Parkes was named the bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee by Pope Benedict XVI on March 20, 2012. His episcopal consecration took place on June 5, 2012 at St. Paul's Church in Pensacola. Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami was the consecrating prelate. Bishops John Gerard Noonan of Orlando and Felipe de Jesús Estévez of St. Augustine were the co-consecrators.^[2]

St. Petersburg

On November 28, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Parkes as the next bishop of St. Petersburg, to succeed Robert Nugent Lynch.^[4]

References

1 2 "Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Doran of Rockford, IL, Names Msgr. David Malloy to Succeed Him; Names Father Gregory Parkes of Diocese of Orlando, FL, as Bishop Of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
1 2 "Bishop Gregory Lawrence Parkes". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
↑ "Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee". GCatholic.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
↑ Harris, Elise (November 28, 2016). "Pope taps Tallahassee bishop to lead St. Petersburg diocese". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

External links

Diocese of Saint Petersburg Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert Nugent Lynch	Bishop of St. Petersburg 2017–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by John Ricard	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee 2012–2017	Succeeded by Vacant

Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg
Bishops	Charles Borromeo McLaughlin William Thomas Larkin John Favalora Robert Nugent Lynch Gregory Parkes
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle Abbey Saint Leo Abbey Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Tampa St. Patrick Church, Tampa
Education	Higher Education Saint Leo University High Schools Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School, Hudson Clearwater Central Catholic High School, Clearwater Jesuit High School, Tampa St. Petersburg Catholic High School, St. Petersburg Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa
Priests	Laurence Higgins
Other	Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery Florida Catholic
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee
Bishops	René Henry Gracida Joseph Keith Symons John Mortimer Smith John Ricard Gregory Parkes
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Tallahassee Basilica Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Pensacola Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Pensacola Former Sacred Heart Church, Pensacola
Education	High Schools John Paul II Catholic High School, Tallahassee Pensacola Catholic High School, Pensacola
Other	Florida Catholic
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
Bishops	William Borders Thomas Grady Norbert Dorsey Thomas Wenski John Noonan
Churches	Cathedral St. James Cathedral, Orlando Parishes Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Indialantic Shrines Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando Ste. Anne des Lacs, Lake Wales Former Old Holy Redeemer Church, Kissimmee Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Wales
Education	High schools Bishop Moore High School, Orlando Father Lopez Catholic High School, Daytona Beach Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Melbourne Santa Fe Catholic High School, Lakeland Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala Grade schools Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School
Priests	Gregory Parkes
Other	Florida Catholic
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