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Samuel Joseph Aquila (; born September 24, 1950) is an American prelate of the
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. He currently serves as the fifth archbishop of the
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in Colorado. He previously served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors at FOCUS (
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).


Biography


Early life

Samuel Aquila was born on September 24, 1950 in
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. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop James Casey on June 5, 1976, for the Archdiocese of Denver. From 1999 to 2001, Aquila served as the first rector of St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver and chief executive officer of Our Lady of the New Advent Theological Institute at St. John Vianney. In 2000,
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named Aquila an
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named Aquila as
coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co- ...
of the Diocese of Fargo. He was consecrated on August 24, 2001 by Archbishop Harry Flynn. Aquila automatically became Bishop of Fargo on March 18, 2002, succeeding Bishop James Sullivan. From 2005 to 2006, Aquila served as interim administrator of the Diocese of Sioux Falls in
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until the consecration of Paul J. Swain as bishop of that diocese in October 2006.


Archbishop of Denver

On May 29, 2012, Aquila was named by
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as
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of the Archdiocese of Denver. Aquila was installed in a ceremony on July 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver.


See also

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References


External links


Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver Official Site


Episcopal succession

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquila, Samuel Joseph 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States Roman Catholic archbishops of Denver Roman Catholic bishops of Fargo People from Burbank, California 1950 births Living people Catholics from California Catholics from Colorado