WASHINGTON—Pope
Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Dominick Lagonegro as
Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of New York. Bishop Lagonegro has reached the
retirement age for bishops of 75.

The resignation was
publicized in Washington on July 2, 2018, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre,
apostolic nuncio to the United States.

Most Reverend
Dominick Lagonegro was born on March 6, 1943 in White Plains, NY. He was
ordained a priest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on May 31, 1969.

Since his
ordination in 1969, Bishop Lagonegro was appointed to various parishes
throughout the northern counties of New York and served on many commissions and
committees throughout his ministry. In 1997, Bishop Lagonegro was appointed
Vicar for the Vicariate of Dutchess County and on December 12, 2001 he was
ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and Titular Bishop of
Modruš.

The Archdiocese of
New York is comprised of 4,683 square miles in the state of New York and has a
total population of 5,904,416 of which 2,656,987 or 45 percent are Catholic.

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Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, Pope
Francis, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio, Bishop Dominick
Lagonegro, Archdiocese of New York.

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops