Florida priest, a 30-year Air Force veteran, named auxiliary for US military archdiocese
February 21, 2025 at 11:58 a.m.
WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Pope Francis has appointed Father Gregg M. Caggianelli, a nearly 30-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, as auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Bishop-designate Caggianelli, a priest of the Diocese of Venice, Florida, is currently at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he serves as the mobilization assistant to the U.S. Air Force Academy chaplain. He holds the military rank of colonel. The bishop-designate is also a vice rector of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida.
The appointment was publicized in Washington Feb. 21 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
The Archdiocese for the Military Services, based in Washington, serves U.S. Catholics in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and at the Department of Veterans Affairs and those in government service outside the United States. Worldwide, an estimated 1.8 million Catholics depend on the military archdiocese to meet their spiritual and sacramental needs.
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Pope Francis has appointed Father Gregg M. Caggianelli, a nearly 30-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, as auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Bishop-designate Caggianelli, a priest of the Diocese of Venice, Florida, is currently at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he serves as the mobilization assistant to the U.S. Air Force Academy chaplain. He holds the military rank of colonel. The bishop-designate is also a vice rector of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida.
The appointment was publicized in Washington Feb. 21 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
The Archdiocese for the Military Services, based in Washington, serves U.S. Catholics in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and at the Department of Veterans Affairs and those in government service outside the United States. Worldwide, an estimated 1.8 million Catholics depend on the military archdiocese to meet their spiritual and sacramental needs.
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