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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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| Please click on available language on the right of the page, to read the Pastoral Letter about each subject. |
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| Please click on available language on the right of the page, to read the Archbishop's Statements about each subject. |
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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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| Please click on available language on the right of the page, to read the Archbishop's Statements about each subject. |
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How to keep your child as safe as possible
May 09, 2008 |
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Thank you, Pope Benedict!
April 25, 2008 |
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For vocations, be like Andrew
April 18, 2008 |
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‘When is baptism invalid?
April 11, 2008 |
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‘Neither fire nor smoke will separate us from the love of Christ’
March 28, 2008 |
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Live up to God’s gift
March 21, 2008 (Easter) |
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God will find you amid the silence
March 14, 2008 (Holy Week) |
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Haitians need protected status
March 7, 2008 |
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Virgin of Charity, pray for Cuba
February 29, 2008 |
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Why we must honor fidelity
February 22, 2008 |
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Lourdes: God is with us
February 15, 2008 |
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Time to make some Lenten resolutions
February 8, 2008 |
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Be as generous as God
February 1, 2008 |
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Voting, conscience go together
January 25, 2008 |
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Not my baby! - How one man’s personal experience changed his views on abortion
January 18, 2008 |
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Make Jesus the center of your lives
December 21, 2007 |
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Teach your children to be generous
December 14, 2007 |
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Sexual abuse is not just the church’s problem
December 02, 2007 |
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Find your path to God
November 23, 2007 |
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Blessed, not entitled
November 16, 2007 |
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United by faith, even in death
November 09, 2007 |
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New cardinal: Good news for the South
November 02, 2007 |
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Food, water not ‘extraordinary’
October 26, 2007 |
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Celebrating La Voz’s 25th
October 19, 2007 |
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Grasping the true miracle
October 12, 2007 |
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Let the celebration begin!
October 05, 2007 |
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Sin and consequences
September 28, 2007 |
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Pope’s book is ‘phenomenal’
September 14, 2007 |
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Church preserves what Christ taught
August 31, 2007 |
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Back-to-heaven time?
August 17, 2007 |
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Misunderstanding Vatican II
August 3, 2007 |
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Natural family planning: Good for marriage
July 22, 2007 |
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God is still calling ‘fishers of men’
July 06, 2007 |
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Multicultural church on display next week
June 22, 2007 |
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What would Joseph do?
June 08, 2007 |
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Share your call, tell your story
May 25, 2007 |
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A prayer for mothers
May 11, 2007 |
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Treat cremated remains with dignity
May 6, 2007 |
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New cremation policy now in effect
April 27, 2007 |
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Where to find the risen Lord?
April 20, 2007 |
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Priests called to Communion,confession, retreats
April 13, 2007 |
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At Easter, life blooms eternal
April 06, 2007 |
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Lord, I am not worthy
March 30, 2007 |
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Vaccine might be good, mandating it is not
March 23, 2007 |
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Learning from Amilla
March 16, 2007 |
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True faith ‘gets no bigger than this’
March 9, 2007 |
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Fill up on God this Lent
March 2, 2007 |
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Get more personal with God this Lent
February 23, 2007 |
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ABCD goes back to Corinthians’ time
February 16, 2007 |
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Shame on the House!
February 09, 2007 |
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When is an embryo not a Noah?
February 02, 2007 |
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We cannot teach respect for life by talking life
January 26, 2007 |
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Faulty logic on sexual abstinence
January 19, 2007 |
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Save the whale but not the babies?
January 12, 2007 |
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Cuban Rafters - Que la ley no excluya la misericordia
September 27, 2005 |
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