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Joseph John Gerry
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Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., (September 12, 1928 – July 2, 2023) was an American Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Gerry served as the third abbot of Saint Anselm Abbey until he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire in 1986. He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Portland in Maine from 1989 to 2004.
Joseph Gerry was born in Millinocket, Maine, on September 12, 1928. In 1945, he graduated from George W. Stearns High School in Millinocket. Gerry then entered Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Gerry obtained his novitiate at St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. On July 2, 1948, Gerry made his profession of religious vows as a monk at St. Anselm Abbey in New Hampshire. In 1959, Gerry graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Anselm College. He then returned to the abbey to complete four more years of theological studies.
On June 12, 1954, Gerry was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Matthew Brady at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1955, Gerry earned a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Toronto.
From 1958 to 1986, Gerry was a professor of philosophy and humanities at Saint Anselm College. In 1959, he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Fordham University in New York City. That same year, Gerry was appointed subprior of St. Anselm Abbey. He was appointed prior in 1963 and on January 6, 1972 was elected abbot. At Saint Anselm College, Gerry also served as academic dean (1971–72) and chancellor (1972–1986).
On February 4, 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed Gerry as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Manchester and titular bishop of Praecausa. He received his episcopal consecration on April 21, 1986 from Bishop Odore Gendron, with Bishops Ernest Primeau and Robert Mulvee serving as co-consecrators. In February 1988, Gerry was elected chairman of the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs in the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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