Angelo Thomas Acerra
American Roman Catholic priest and bishop
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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.
His Excellency Angelo Thomas Acerra | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services | |
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| 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) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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 United States 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
