Herbert Bevard
| Herbert Bevard | |
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| Bishop of Saint Thomas | |
| Enthroned | September 3, 2008 |
| Reign ended | current |
| Predecessor | George Murry |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 20, 1972 |
| Consecration | September 3, 2008 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1946 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Styles of Herbert Bishop |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | none |
Herbert Armstrong Bevard is a Roman Catholic bishop from the United States. He is the Bishop of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1972 after converting from Presbyterianism. He was created monsignor in 2003. He was stationed in Philadelphia as episcopal vicar for the city’s northern half. He was appointed bishop of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands on 7 July 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI and was ordained to the episcopate on 3 September by Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington as the Metropolitan of Saint Thomas, with the principal co-consecrators being Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of the Archdiocese of Louisville and Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia.
| Preceded by George Murry |
Bishop of Saint Thomas 7 July 2008–incumbent |
Succeeded by incumbent |
External links
- Diocese of St. Thomas in Virgin Islands
- Bishop Hebert Armstrong Bevard at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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