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Paul Robert Sanchez, (born November 26, 1946) is an American
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of the
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who served as an auxiliary bishop for the
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in New York City from 2012 to 2022.


Biography


Early life

Paul Sanchez was born in
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, on November 26, 1946. He attended
St. Vincent Ferrer High School St. Vincent Ferrer High School is an American all-girls', private, Roman Catholic high school, located on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York ...
in Manhattan, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Queens, New York, and
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in Douglaston, New York. Sanchez then entered
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in Saint Bonaventure, New York.


Priesthood

Sanchez was ordained into the priesthood by then Bishop James Hickey for the Diocese of Brooklyn on December 17, 1971. Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Sanchez also served as the episcopal vicar of Queens. He also earned a Master of Liturgical Studies degree from the
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in Indiana. Sanchez's pastoral assignments in New York City included: * Parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Forest Hills, St. Michael Parish in Flushing, and St. Sebastian Parish in
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* Pastor of St. Agatha Parish in Brooklyn and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Queens


Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Sanchez was appointed titular bishop of Coeliana and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn on May 2, 2012, by
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. He was consecrated by Bishop
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in Huntington, New York. On reaching age 75, Sanchez sent a letter of retirement to as auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn to
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. The pope accepted his retirement on March 30, 2022.


See also

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn The Diocese of Brooklyn is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of New York. It is headquartered in Brooklyn and its territory encompasses the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. T ...
*
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*
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*
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* List of Catholic bishops of the United States * Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops


References


External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Official Site


Episcopal succession

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