Josu Iriondo (born December 19, 1938) is a Spanish-born American
prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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who served as an
auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of New York
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from 2001 to 2014.
Biography
Early life and education
One of seven children, Josu Iriondo was born in
Legazpi,
Spain
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, to Rufino and Maria Leona (née Zabaleta) Iriondo.
He was educated in
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
but spoke
Basque
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* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
at home.
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Iriondo decided to pursue the priesthood and then entered the ]minor seminary
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of the Canons Regular of the Lateran
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in Spain at age 12.[ He later joined the Canons Regular order, and attended Sagrado Corazon Seminary in Oñati, Spain and the Collegio San Vittore in ]Rome
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. From 1958 to 1962, Iriondo studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University
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in Rome[
]
Ordination and ministry
Iriondo was ordained
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into the priesthood for the Canons Regular order in San Sebastián, Spain, on December 23, 1962. He then served as professor and master of discipline at a Canons Regular seminary
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and traveled through Europe on duties related to his religious order
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.[ Iriondo also taught at the National Institute, a regional ]public high school
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, where served as school secretary
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as well.[
Iriondo came to New York in 1968, accepting an invitation for Spanish priests to served in the ]Archdiocese of New York
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.[ He then served as ]chaplain
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to the Sisters of the Servants of Mary until 1969, when he became parochial vicar
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at St. Joseph's Parish in Middletown, New York. Iriondo later served as St. Lucy's Parish (1973-1974) and Holy Rosary Parish (1974-1976) in Manhattan
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.
Iriondo was named parochial vicar (1976) and then pastor (1978) of Our Savior Parish in the Bronx
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.[ In 1990, he was appointed director of both the ]Hispanic
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Catholic Center and the Charismatic Renewal Movement.[ Iriondo was ]incardinated
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, or transferred, from the Diocese of San Sebastian into the Archdiocese of New York on December 4, 1996, and named vicar
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for Hispanics in 1997. Iriondo became pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in 2001.
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
On October 30, 2001, Iriondo was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and titular bishop
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of Alton by Pope John Paul II
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. He received his episcopal consecration
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on December 12, 2001, from Cardinal Edward Egan
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, with Bishop Henry Mansell and Robert Brucato serving as co-consecrators
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.[ He selected as his episcopal ]motto
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: ''"Dominum et Vivificantem"''[
]
Retirement
Iriondo's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York was accepted by Pope Francis
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on February 1, 2014.
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See also
* Catholic Church hierarchy
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* Catholic Church in the United States
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* Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
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* List of Catholic bishops of the United States
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The U.S. Catholic Church comprises:
* 176 Latin Church dioceses led by bishops
* 18 Eastern Catholic eparchies led by e ...
* Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
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Lists
Catholic
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References
External links
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
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1938 births
Living people
American people of Basque descent
21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
Spanish emigrants to the United States
Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in North America