Richard Garth Henning (born October 17, 1964) is an American

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of the

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who served as an auxiliary bishop for the

Diocese of Rockville Centre The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre ( la, Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island ...

in New York in 2018, before being appointed as

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for the

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in Rhode Island in 2022.

Biography

Early life

Henning was born in 1964 to Richard and Maureen Henning in Rockville Centre, growing up at Holy Name of Mary parish and grade school. His father was a firefighter and his mother a nurse, and Henning credits their examples of service with inspiring his own vocation. He graduated from

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in Mineola, New York in 1982. In 1986 and 1988, he earned bachelors and masters degrees in history from St. John's University (New York City) before entering seminary for the Diocese of Rockville Center and being sent to the

Seminary of the Immaculate Conception The Seminary of the Immaculate Conception was a Catholic seminary in Lloyd Harbor, New York, accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and serving the Diocese of Rockville Centre. It offered a number of ...

for priestly formation. On May 30, 1992, Henning was ordained to the priesthood.

Priesthood

As a priest of Rockville Center, Henning served as a professor of sacred scripture and formator at the now-closed

and as episcopal vicar for the diocese. In 2000 he earned his licentiate degree in biblical theology from the

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and in 2007 a doctorate degree in biblical theology from the

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, aka the Angelicum.

Episcopacy

Diocese of Rockville Centre

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appointed Henning as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on June 8, 2018. Henning was consecrated as a bishop on July 24, 2018.

Diocese of Providence

On November 23, 2022, Pope Francis appointed Henning as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Providence. He is scheduled to be installed on January 26, 2023. In accordance with this, Henning is expected to succeed Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin as Bishop of Providence when Tobin retires. Henning is fluent in Spanish and Italian and literate in French, Greek, and Hebrew.

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Official Site
1964 births Living people People from Rockville Centre, New York Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Francis {{US-RC-bishop-stub