After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Parker as associate pastor of St. Peter Parish in Westernport, Maryland. In 2001, he was transferred to St. Michael Parish in Frostburg, Maryland. After four years at St. Michael, the archdiocese appointed him first as administrator of Ascension Parish in Halethorpe, Maryland, then as its pastor.[4] He served simultaneously as the associate director of the Permanent Diaconate Formation Team for the archdiocese from 2006 to 2007.[1]
In 2013, Parker returned to Baltimore after Archbishop William E. Lori named him vice chancellor of the archdiocese. Lori in July 2014 appointed Parker as vicar general and moderator of the curia.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimoreedit
On December 5, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Parker as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and titular bishop of Tasaccora.[5] He was consecrated in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore on January 19, 2017, by Lori, with Archbishop Edwin O'Brien and Bishop Donald Wuerl serving as co-consecrators.[6][3]
adam, parker, rugby, player, rugby, union, adam, john, parker, born, january, 1972, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, been, auxiliary, bishop, archdiocese, baltimore, maryland, since, 2016, parker, also, served, vicar, general, moderator, curia, exce. For the rugby player see Adam Parker rugby union Adam John Parker born January 13 1972 is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He has been an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland since 2016 Parker has also served as vicar general and moderator of the curia His Excellency The Most ReverendAdam ParkerAuxiliary Bishop of BaltimoreTitular Bishop of TasaccoraArchdioceseBaltimoreAppointedDecember 5 2016InstalledJanuary 19 2017Other post s Titular Bishop of TasaccoraVicar generalModerator of the curiaOrdersOrdinationMay 27 2000by William Henry KeelerConsecrationJanuary 19 2017by William E Lori Edwin Frederick O Brien and Donald WuerlPersonal detailsBorn 1972 01 13 January 13 1972 age 52 Cleveland Ohio USNationalityAmericanMottoGo make disciples Styles of Adam John ParkerReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleBishop Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Priesthood 1 2 1 Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life and education edit Adam Parker was born on January 13 1972 in Cleveland Ohio He was the son of George and Maureen Parker He grew up in Severna Park Maryland and was educated at Severna Park High School Parker studied at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia and the University of Maryland College Park in College Park Maryland graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications 1 2 In 1994 having decided to enter the priesthood Parker enrolled at St Mary s Seminary and University in Baltimore Maryland In 1995 the Archdiocese of Baltimore sent Parker to the Pontifical North American College in Rome He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1998 1 2 Priesthood edit On May 27 2000 Parker was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Cardinal William H Keeler at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore 3 After his ordination the archdiocese assigned Parker as associate pastor of St Peter Parish in Westernport Maryland In 2001 he was transferred to St Michael Parish in Frostburg Maryland After four years at St Michael the archdiocese appointed him first as administrator of Ascension Parish in Halethorpe Maryland then as its pastor 4 He served simultaneously as the associate director of the Permanent Diaconate Formation Team for the archdiocese from 2006 to 2007 1 Keeler appointed Parker in 2007 to serve as priest secretary for the incoming archbishop Edwin O Brien In September 2011 Parker was made a monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI When the Vatican named O Brien as grand master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a cardinal in 2012 Parker relocated with him to Rome 1 In 2013 Parker returned to Baltimore after Archbishop William E Lori named him vice chancellor of the archdiocese Lori in July 2014 appointed Parker as vicar general and moderator of the curia 1 Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore edit On December 5 2016 Pope Francis appointed Parker as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and titular bishop of Tasaccora 5 He was consecrated in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore on January 19 2017 by Lori with Archbishop Edwin O Brien and Bishop Donald Wuerl serving as co consecrators 6 3 See also editCatholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs archbishops and bishopsReferences edit a b c d e Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden USCCB Retrieved 2024 01 07 a b Biography of Bishop Adam J Parker Archdiocese of Baltimore Retrieved 2024 01 07 a b Bishop Adam John Parker Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2024 01 07 History of Ascension Catholic Community of Ascension and St Augustine Retrieved June 13 2017 Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Baltimore Accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Madden Retrieved December 5 2016 Zygmont Erik January 19 2017 Let us rejoice and be glad Two ordained as auxiliary bishops for Baltimore Archdiocese Catholic Review Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved January 20 2017 External links editRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Maryland nbsp This article about an American Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adam Parker amp oldid 1194331545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
