- John Gerard Noonan
infobox bishopbiog
name = Bishop John Noonan
religion =Catholic Church
See = Miami
Title = Auxiliary Bishop of Miami
Period =June 21 ,2005 — present
consecration =August 24 ,2005
ordination =September 23 ,1983
bishops = Titular Bishop ofBonusta
date of birth =February 26 ,1951
place of birth =Limerick ,Ireland |Bishop John Gerard Noonan (born on
February 26 ,1951 inLimerick ,Ireland ) is theAuxiliary Bishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami .Bishop Noonan was the child of John Noonan (? - April 1, 1962) and Margaret Purcell (?-October 13, 1995). Since the 1970's he has lived in
Florida except for when he earned a master's degree in education atBoston College .He was ordained a priest on September 23, 1983 at St. Paul of the Cross Church,
North Palm Beach . He was then assigned as parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth of Hungary inPompano Beach (1983-1989) while also serving as the chaplain for the youth ministry ofBroward County (1985-1987). He then was made Dean of Men atSt. John Vianney College Seminary (1989-1993); then priest in residence at St. Rose of Lima inMiami Shores (1993-1994). He then become supervising principal atMonsignor Edward Pace High School inMiami Gardens (1993-1994) and then supervising principal atSt. Brendan High School in Miami (1994-1996) and since 1996 he has been Rector/President of St. John Vianney College Seminary.On June 21 2005 he was appointed as
Titular Bishop ofBonusta and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. He was ordained a bishop on August 24, 2005 at theCathedral of Saint Mary in Miami . His principal consecrator was ArchbishopJohn Clement Favalora and his co-consecrators were BishopAgustin Alejo Roman Rodriguez and BishopFelipe de Jesús Estévez .References
* [http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org/ip.asp?op=A101040&lg=E Archdiocese of Miami bio]
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