O'Hara was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Archbishop John O'Connor on December 1, 1984.[4] His assignments, both in Staten Island, included St. Charles Parish' as parochial vicar from 1984 to 1992, and St. Teresa's Parish from 1992 to 2012 as both parochial vicar and pastor.[5] O'Hara served as the director of strategic pastoral planning for the archdiocese from 2012 to 2022, where he led the "Making All Things New" planning process for parish mergers.[6]
In October 2017, O'Hara intervened to prevent the International Human Rights Art Festival from performing at one of the churches in the archdiocese due to some gay and transgender content. The archdiocese offered to host the event if these specific acts were rejected, but the festival director declined.[7][8] In contrast, after Staten Island's 2020 Saint Patrick's Parade was heavily criticized for excluding supporters of LBGTQ+ rights, O'Hara planned to meet with the "hard line" parade organizer to urge "change in the future".[9][10]
Retirementedit
On February 7, 2021, O'Hara reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 and submitted his letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of New York to Pope Francis, as required by canon law. On April 7, 2021, the pope accepted O'Hara's resignation.[11] He has continued to serve as episcopal vicar of Staten Island and as vicar of planning for the archdiocese.[6]
^Chicoine, Christie L. (August 6, 2014). "Bishop O'Hara: His Broadcaster's Voice is Paired With a Pastor's Heart". Catholic New York. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ abCheney, David M. "Bishop John Joseph O'Hara". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ abWoods, John (July 24, 2014). "Ordination of Three Auxiliary Bishops". Catholic New York. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ abBarron, Ann Marie (March 31, 2022). "'A big heart': Retired Bishop John O'Hara has no plans to stop serving the people of Staten Island". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^Avery, Dan (October 15, 2017). "Human Rights Performance Forced To Move After Catholic Church Complains About Gay Content". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^Otterman, Sharon (October 13, 2017). "Festival Moves Event After Church Objects to Gay-Themed Content". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^Kashiwagi, Sydney (February 19, 2020). "'Don't try to keep asking a million friggin' questions, OK?' says Island St. Patrick's Parade organizer on Pride Center's role". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^Farinacci, Amanda (March 3, 2020). "After a Heavily Boycotted Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade, Will Anything Change?". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^Woods, John (April 7, 2021). "His Canonical Appointment Completed, Bishop John O'Hara Plans to Continue Serving". Catholic New York. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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John Joseph O Hara born February 7 1946 is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 2014 to 2021 His Excellency The Most ReverendJohn Joseph O HaraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New YorkTitular Bishop of Ath TruimChurchRoman CatholicArchdioceseNew YorkAppointedJune 14 2014InstalledAugust 4 2014RetiredApril 7 2021Other post s Titular Bishop of Ath TruimOrdersOrdinationDecember 1 1984by John Joseph O ConnorConsecrationAugust 4 2014by Timothy M Dolan Gerald Thomas Walsh and Dominick John LagonegroPersonal detailsBorn 1946 02 07 February 7 1946 age 78 Jersey City New Jersey U S NationalityAmericanResidenceSt Agnes Church Manhattan St Charles Church Staten Is MottoJesus I trust in youStyles of John Joseph O HaraReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleBishop Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Priesthood 1 3 Auxiliary Bishop of New York 1 4 Retirement 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life edit O Hara was born on February 7 1946 in Jersey City New Jersey and was educated in a Catholic elementary school in Ridgewood New Jersey and at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey New Jersey He earned a Bachelor of English degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange New Jersey 1 While a student O Hara was active in the school s radio station WSOU serving as news director during the 1966 67 academic year 2 O Hara worked in broadcast journalism for 13 years before entering St Joseph s Seminary in Yonkers New York 3 Priesthood edit O Hara was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Archbishop John O Connor on December 1 1984 4 His assignments both in Staten Island included St Charles Parish as parochial vicar from 1984 to 1992 and St Teresa s Parish from 1992 to 2012 as both parochial vicar and pastor 5 O Hara served as the director of strategic pastoral planning for the archdiocese from 2012 to 2022 where he led the Making All Things New planning process for parish mergers 6 Auxiliary Bishop of New York edit O Hara was named titular bishop of Ath Truim and an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York by Pope Francis on June 14 2014 He was consecrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St Patrick s Cathedral in Manhattan on August 4 2014 Auxiliary bishops Gerald Walsh and Dominick Lagonegro were the co consecrators 4 O Hara s crosier had been used by the late Cardinal Terence Cooke a former Archbishop of New York 5 In October 2017 O Hara intervened to prevent the International Human Rights Art Festival from performing at one of the churches in the archdiocese due to some gay and transgender content The archdiocese offered to host the event if these specific acts were rejected but the festival director declined 7 8 In contrast after Staten Island s 2020 Saint Patrick s Parade was heavily criticized for excluding supporters of LBGTQ rights O Hara planned to meet with the hard line parade organizer to urge change in the future 9 10 Retirement edit On February 7 2021 O Hara reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 and submitted his letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of New York to Pope Francis as required by canon law On April 7 2021 the pope accepted O Hara s resignation 11 He has continued to serve as episcopal vicar of Staten Island and as vicar of planning for the archdiocese 6 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 Bishop John O Hara Archdiocese of New York Retrieved 2023 11 09 https www wsou net news wsou 70th anniversary dinner 2018 html Chicoine Christie L August 6 2014 Bishop O Hara His Broadcaster s Voice is Paired With a Pastor s Heart Catholic New York Retrieved May 30 2020 a b Cheney David M Bishop John Joseph O Hara Catholic Hierarchy Retrieved August 14 2014 a b Woods John July 24 2014 Ordination of Three Auxiliary Bishops Catholic New York Retrieved August 14 2014 a b Barron Ann Marie March 31 2022 A big heart Retired Bishop John O Hara has no plans to stop serving the people of Staten Island Staten Island Advance Retrieved June 27 2022 Avery Dan October 15 2017 Human Rights Performance Forced To Move After Catholic Church Complains About Gay Content NewNowNext com Retrieved April 9 2021 Otterman Sharon October 13 2017 Festival Moves Event After Church Objects to Gay Themed Content The New York Times Retrieved April 9 2021 Kashiwagi Sydney February 19 2020 Don t try to keep asking a million friggin questions OK says Island St Patrick s Parade organizer on Pride Center s role Staten Island Advance Retrieved August 28 2020 Farinacci Amanda March 3 2020 After a Heavily Boycotted Staten Island St Patrick s Day Parade Will Anything Change Spectrum News NY1 Retrieved August 28 2020 Woods John April 7 2021 His Canonical 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