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 Archbishop John Clement Favalora was born December 5, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He studied for the priesthood atSt. Joseph Seminary in St. Benedict, Louisiana; Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans; and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, where he was ordained on December 20, 1961.
After returning to his home diocese of New Orleans, he obtained certification as a secondary school teacher from Xavier University in New Orleans. Subsequently he attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and obtained a Master in Education degree from Tulane University in New Orleans.
He worked as a pastor, high school principal, director of vocations, and rector-president of Notre Dame Seminary until his appointment as bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, on June 24, 1986. On March 7, 1989, he was appointed third bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg on Florida's west coast. On November 3, 1994 he was appointed to succeed retiring Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, becoming the third Archbishop of Miami. Archbishop Favalora was installed on December 20, 1994, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Miami, by the apostolic pronuncio, Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan. |
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Archdiocese of Miami Statement Regarding Father Mercieca
October 16, 2008 |
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Archdiocese of Miami Statement Regarding Lawsuit against Father Neil Doherty
June 25, 2008 |
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Archdiocese of Miami - Statement Regarding St. Catherine of Siena
May 28, 2008 |
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Archdiocese of Miami - Catholic Charities to Aid Haiti
April 22, 2008 |
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Archdiocese of Miami announces priorities for Good Stewardship
April 07, 2008 |
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Archdiocese of Miami Statement :
Jury Verdict Appeal
March 31, 2008 |
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Catholic Charities: Aids those affected by Tropical Storm Noel
October 29, 2007 |
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Churches called to ‘deeper’ dialogue
September 28, 2007 |
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Respect Life Office - Statement on Senate vote in favor of embryonic stem cell research
April 12, 2007 |
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Hurricane Katrina
September 1, 2005 |
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The death of Pope John Paul II
April 2, 2005 |
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Terri Schiavo
March 19, 2005 |
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Situation in Haiti
February 24, 2004 |
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Bishop Wenski named Coadjutor Bishop of Orlando
July 1, 2003 |
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War with Iraq
March 20, 2003 |
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Cardinal Law's resignation
December 13, 2003 |
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Bishop Fernandez's retirement
December 10, 2002 |
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Haitian refugees in the US
October 30, 2002 |
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Vatican response on
U.S. Bishop's Sex Abuse Norms
October 18, 2002 |
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Reverend Joseph Maroor
September 20, 2002 |
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Reflexions on 9/11
September 11, 2002 |
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Bishop Wilton Gregory on "Bill Moyers"
July 29, 2002 |
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U.S. Bishops took decisive action
June 18, 2002 |
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Meeting of the Holy Father with the
United States Cardinals
April 25, 2002 |
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The Archbishop offers his support to
Bishop Gregory
April 24, 2002 |
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Letter on Sexual Abuse
April 21, 2002 |
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Middle Eastern Situation
April 4, 2002 |
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Resignation of Bishop O'Connell
March 13, 2002 |
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'Breach of trust wounds' whole church
March 8, 2002 |
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Terrorist Attacks
September 12, 2001 |
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Wants versus needs:
A year of re-evaluation
July 03, 2009 |
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On the ‘power’ of bishops
June 5, 2009 |
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Beware the Gospel
of ‘it can’t be done’
May 22, 2009 |
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Of mothers, priests and Mary
May 8, 2009 |
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Ignoring the facts on sexuality
April 24, 2009 |
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Lent, Easter lead us to true conversion
April 10, 2009 |
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Time to diet, exercise — spiritually
March 13, 2009 |
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Time to take a deep breath
February 27, 2009 |
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Church remains committed to educating the poor
February 13, 2009 |
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Mr. Obama:
Remember the lessons of history
January 20, 2009 |
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Florida Catholic vital to Florida’s faith
January 2, 2009 |
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| Please click on available language on the right of the page, to read the Mons. Agustín A. Román Statements about each subject. |
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Cuban Rafters - Que la ley no excluya la misericordia
September 27, 2005 |
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