Archbishop John J. Myers

Education

Loras College,
Dubuque, Iowa

Seminary
North American
College, Rome

Ordained a priest
on Dec. 17, 1966
in St. Peter's
Basilica, Rome

Licentiate in
Sacred Theology,
Gregorian University,
Rome

J.C.D.,
Catholic University
of America,
Washington, D.C.

Boards and Committees

Chair, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision Of the Conference By-Laws

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Restructuring

Consultor, Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legal Texts

Chair, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Canonical Affairs

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Budget and Finance

National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Canonical Affairs Committee

Board of Governors, National Catholic Bioethics Center

Seminary Board Member, Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland

Seminary Board Member, Kenrick-Glennon, Archdiocese of St. Louis

National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Shrines and Pilgrimages

National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Vocations

Vice President, Illinois Catholic Health Association

Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, Catholic University of America

Seminary Committee, Catholic University of America

Chair, Finance Committee, Catholic University of America

National Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Aid to Eastern Europe

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse

Board of Governors of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Hispanic Affairs

Consultor, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Committee on Domestic
Policy

Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors North American College, Rome

Chair, Finance Committee, North American College, Rome

Trustee, The Papal Foundation

Appointments

Assistant Pastor,
Holy Family Parish,
Peoria, Illinois

United States
Catholic Conference,
Department of
International Affairs

Associate Pastor,
St. Matthew Parish,
Champaign, Illinois

Administrator,
St. Mary Cathedral,
Peoria, Illinois

Vice-Chancellor,
Diocese of Peoria

Director of Vocations,
Diocese of Peoria

Chancellor,
Diocese of Peoria

Presbyteral Council,
Diocese of Peoria

Board of Consultors,
Diocese of Peoria

Vicar General,
of the Diocese of Peoria

Ordained as
Coadjutor Bishop
of Peoria
on Sept. 3, 1987

Acceded
to the See of Peoria
on Jan. 23, 1990

Installed as
Archbishop of Newark
on Oct. 9, 2001

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