His Excellency Angelo Thomas Acerra | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services | |
 | |
| See | Military Services |
| Appointed | September 29, 1983 |
| Term ended | July 26, 1990 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 20, 1950 |
| Consecration | November 29, 1983 by Joseph T. Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1925 |
| Died | July 26, 1990 (aged 64) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Angelo Thomas Accera O.S.B. (November 7, 1925 – July 26, 1990)[1] was a Catholic bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Biography
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Accera entered the Benedictine order in 1944 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama.[2] He attended St. Benedict's College and was ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1950.[3] He obtained advanced degrees in canon law from Catholic University and the "Angelicum" in Rome. He was a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
He served for twenty years as a chaplain for the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel.[3] On September 29, 1983, Accerra was appointed titular bishop of Lete and auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate and was consecrated bishop on November 29, 1983.[4] He was a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on the Moral Evaluation of Deterrence.[5] Bishop Acerra died July 26, 1990, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia of lung cancer.
See also
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- Insignia of Chaplain Schools in the US Military
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States: military service
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
- Military chaplain
- Religious symbolism in the United States military
- United States military chaplains
References
- ↑ "Acerra, Angelo Thomas". Who Was Who in America, with World Notables, v. 10: 1989-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. 1993. p. 2. ISBN 0837902207.
- ↑ "Necrology", The American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Monasteries
- 1 2 "Angelo T. Acerra, 64, Bishop for the Military", The New York Times, July 27, 1990
- ↑ "Former bishops of the AMS", Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
- ↑ "SDI: Moral Questions, Public Choices", Washington, USCCB, 1988
External links
- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, official website
- Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.