John James Rudin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Most Reverend John J. Rudin, M.M. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Musoma | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | July 5, 1957 |
| In office | October 3, 1957 - January 12, 1979 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 11, 1944 |
| Consecration | October 3, 1957 by Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1916 |
| Died | June 14, 1995 (aged 78) |
John James Rudin, M.M. (November 27, 1916 – June 14, 1995) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll), he was engaged in education in the United States before he was assigned to the missions in Tanzania. He served as the Bishop of Musoma from 1957 to 1979.
John Rudin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to John J. and Mary A. (Kelley) Rudin.[1] He was educated in the local public schools in Pittsfield. He studied for the priesthood at Maryknoll Apostolic College and was ordained a priest at the Maryknoll Seminary in Ossining, New York, on June 11, 1944.[2]
Priesthood
After his ordination, Rudin earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He taught Latin and liturgy for two years at the Maryknoll Apostolic College before being assigned to the Collegio Maryknoll in Rome where he earned a Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1948.[1] Rudin served as the Rector of the Maryknoll Junior Seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts, for three years before he joined the Maryknoll Seminary Faculty to teach moral theology in 1951. He also served as the seminary's Vice-Rector for three years.
In 1954, Rudin was assigned to lead Maryknoll's new mission field in Tanzania. He was appointed as the Society's Superior for Africa in 1956. On July 5, 1957 Pope Pius XII appointed him as the first bishop of the Diocese of Musoma.