Christopher Glancy, C.S.V. (born April 10, 1960) is an
American
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-born
bishop
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of the
Catholic Church
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in
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
. He has been the
auxiliary bishop of the
Belize City-Belmopan Diocese since 2012.
Early life and education
Christopher John Glancy was born in
Moline, Illinois
Moline ( ) is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. With a population of 42,985 in 2020, it is the largest city in Rock Island County. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline, Illinois, East M ...
. He was educated at
Alleman High School in
Rock Island, Illinois
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and earned a
bachelor’s degree
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in sociology from
Loyola University of Chicago
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Its namesake is Saint Ign ...
.
He professed religious vows in the
Clerics of St. Viator, also known as the Viatorians, on July 16, 1983. He taught at the Colegio San Viator in
Bogota, Colombia for four years. Glancy made his perpetual profession on July 13, 1986. He earned a
master of divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...
degree, specializing in the theology of missions, from
Catholic Theological Union
Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is a private Roman Catholic graduate school of theology in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English speaking world and trains men and women for lay and ordai ...
in Chicago.
Priesthood
Glancy was ordained a priest on April 17, 1993.
His first assignment as a priest was as
parochial vicar
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at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Bourbonnais ( ) is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,164 at the 2020 census.
History
The village is named for François Bourbonnais Sr., a fur trapper, hunter and agent of the American Fur Company, who ...
. He served as vocation director and as a member of the provincial council of the Viatorians. He was missioned to Belize in 1998, where he served as parochial vicar at
St. Francis Xavier Parish in
Corozal. The parish has 23 village missions, 19 primary schools, and Chunox St. Viator Vocational High School. He later returned to the United States where he served as parochial vicar at St. Viator Parish in
Chicago
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Episcopacy
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
named Glancy the Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Absa Salla'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan on February 18, 2012.[ He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop ]Luigi Pezzuto
Luigi Pezzuto (born 30 April 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He ended his career serving as the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro from 17 November ...
, the Apostolic Nuncio
An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international ...
to Belize and the Antilles on May 5, 2012. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Dorick M. Wright
Dorick McGowan Wright (November 15, 1945 – April 15, 2020) was a Belizean prelate. From 2006 to 2017, he has served as the fourth bishop of the Catholic Church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan. Pope Francis accepted his r ...
of Belize City-Belmopan and Jacques Berthelet
Jacques Berthelet (24 October 1934 – 25 January 2019) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop.
Berthelet was born in Canada and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He was Superior General of the Clerics of Saint Viator
The Clerics of S ...
, C.S.V. of Saint-Jean-Longueuil.[ The Auxiliary Bishop works out of the ]cathedral
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parish
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in Belize City.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glancy, Christopher John
1960 births
Living people
People from Moline, Illinois
American Roman Catholic missionaries
Roman Catholic missionaries in Belize
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Belize
Loyola University Chicago alumni
Catholic Theological Union alumni
American expatriates in Belize
Catholics from Illinois
Roman Catholic bishops of Belize City–Belmopan