John Joseph McDermott
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John Joseph McDermott | |
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| Bishop of Burlington | |
| Diocese | Burlington |
| Appointed | May 6, 2024 |
| Installed | July 15, 2024 |
| Predecessor | Christopher J. Coyne |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 3, 1989 by John Aloysius Marshall |
| Consecration | July 15, 2024 by Seán Patrick O'Malley, Christopher J. Coyne and Salvatore Ronald Matano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1963 |
| Education | United States Coast Guard Academy Belmont Abbey College Mount St. Mary's Seminary Catholic University of America |
| Motto | God alone suffices |
| Styles of John Joseph McDermott | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Joseph McDermott (born March 19, 1963) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Burlington since 2024. He previously served as the diocesan administrator.[1]
Early life
John McDermott was born on March 19, 1963, in Red Bank, New Jersey, the seventh of ten children of Robert and Jacqueline (Sullivan) McDermott. At the age of two, his family moved to Hudson, Massachusetts, where he attended St. Michael's parochial school, He then went to Hudson Catholic High School until the family relocated to Central Valley, New York. McDermott graduated from Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley.[2]
After a year at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, McDermott decided to become a priest. He switched to Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, where he graduated with a double major in political science and philosophy.[3]
Priesthood
McDermott was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Burlington on June 3, 1989 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington by Bishop John Aloysius Marshall.[4]
McDermott holds a master's degree in divinity and theology from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland[3] and a degree in canon law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C..[2][3] He served as the Catholic chaplain to Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, from 1996 to 2001.[5]
McDermott served as director of the Catholic Center at the University of Vermont in Burlington from 2021 to 2024.[1][6]In January 2014, McDermott was voted to serve as administrator for the diocese. This role ended in January 2015.[7]
Episcopal career
Pope Francis appointed McDermott as bishop of Burlington on May 6, 2024.[8][5] On July 15, 2024, McDermott was consecrated as bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington by Cardinal Sean O'Malley.[7]
