Bishop Paul S. Loverde, installed
as third Bishop of Arlington at the Cathedral of
Saint Thomas More on March 25, 1999, was born in
Framingham, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1940,
to Paul Loverde and Ann Marie Conti. Bishop
Loverde received his early education in Catholic
Schools in his hometown area. Receiving the call
to priesthood at an early age, Bishop Loverde was
educated in both the United States at Saint
Bernard Seminary College, Rochester, New York,
where he received his B.A. Degree, Summa cum
Laude, and also was selected to study in Rome,
Italy where he earned his Licentiate in Sacred
Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University
in 1966. Bishop Loverde furthered his education at
Catholic University in Washington, DC, earning his
Licentiate (JCL) in Canon Law in 1982.
Having
completed his theological studies, Bishop Loverde
was ordained a priest for service in the Diocese of
Norwich on December 18, 1965, in the Basilica of
Saint Peter, Rome . Returning to the Diocese of
Norwich in early July, 1966, Bishop Loverde served
in a variety of assignments both on the parochial
and diocesan levels. On April 12, 1988, he was
ordained an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of
Hartford. On January 17, 1994, he was installed as
the eleventh Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York . Then,
on March 25, 1999, he was installed as the third
Bishop of Arlington, Virginia.
Bishop
Loverde has given a number of retreats to priests,
deacons, religious and laity. He has authored a
number of articles in various Catholic publications.
He served as Chairman of the Bishops' Committee on
Vocations from 1995 to 1998 and is currently a
member of the Bishops' Administrative Committee.
Bishop
Loverde serves on the Board of Directors for Christ
the King Seminary, East Aurora, New York, Mount
Saint Mary's College and Seminary, Emmittsburg,
Maryland and Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary,
Overbrook, Pennsylvania.
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