Angelo Thomas Accera O.S.B. (November 7, 1925 – July 26, 1990)
was a
Catholic bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Biography
Born in
Memphis, Tennessee, Accera entered the Benedictine order in 1944 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama. He attended
St. Benedict's College and was ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1950.
["Angelo T. Acerra, 64, Bishop for the Military", ''The New York Times'', July 27, 1990]
/ref> He obtained advanced degrees in canon law from Catholic University
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and the "Angelicum" in Rome. He was a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
He served for twenty years as a chaplain for the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel.[ On September 29, 1983, Accerra was appointed titular bishop of Lete and auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate and was consecrated bishop on November 29, 1983. He was a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on the Moral Evaluation of Deterrence."SDI: Moral Questions, Public Choices", Washington, USCCB, 1988]
/ref> Bishop Acerra died July 26, 1990, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia of lung cancer.
See also
* Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
* Insignia of Chaplain Schools in the US Military
In addition to the three official Chaplain Corps seals for the army, navy, and air force, chaplaincies also have special seals and emblems for special schools and organizations for their chaplains, as well as a shared emblem for the " Armed Forces ...
* List of Catholic bishops of the United States: military service
* Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
* Military chaplain
A military chaplain ministers to military personnel and, in most cases, their families and civilians working for the military. In some cases they will also work with local civilians within a military area of operations.
Although the term '' ch ...
* Religious symbolism in the United States military
* United States military chaplains
References
External links
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
official website
GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
1925 births
1990 deaths
Religious leaders from Memphis, Tennessee
United States Air Force colonels
Chaplains
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Catholics from Tennessee
Deaths from lung cancer in Virginia
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