Timothy P. Broglio

Timothy P. Broglio

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Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio (born December 22, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A.

Biography

Timothy Broglio was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and attended Saint Ignatius High School and Boston College, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Classics, before entering the seminary. He furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, receiving an S.T.B. Broglio was ordained to the priesthood by Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli on May 19, 1977.

Broglio then served as an associate pastor at [http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/Org.asp?ID=3273 St. Margaret Mary Parish] in South Euclid, later remarking that assignment as “the best two years of [his] life” [The Pilot. [http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=5506 BC alumnus named to head Archdiocese for the Military Services] November 23, 2007] Returning to Rome in 1979, he studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and graduated in 1983, whence he also earned his doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian, and joined the Vatican’s diplomatic corps. After serving as secretary for the nunciatures to the Ivory Coast (1983-1987) and to Paraguay (1987-1990), Broglio became the chief of staff of the Vatican Secretariat of State, under Angelo Cardinal Sodano. He also served as the Secretariat's desk officer for Central America.

On February 27, 2001, Broglio was appointed Nuncio to the Dominican Republic, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, and Titular Archbishop of "Amiternum". He received his episcopal consecration (covered by a National Geographic Channel program called [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005UF86 "Inside the Vatican"] ) on the following March 19 from Pope John Paul II himself, with Cardinals Sodano and Giovanni Re serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Benedict XVI later named Broglio head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA on November 19, 2007. The Archbishop was formally installed as such on January 25, 2008, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Besides his native English, he is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and French.

References

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbroglio.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.milarch.org/ Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=QOteBbw7N_k&feature=user "Inside the Vatican," Pt. 2 - Covering Archbishop Broglio's consecration]


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