WASHINGTON—Pope Francis
has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Christie A. Macaluso from the
Archdiocese of Hartford.

The announcement was
publicized in Washington on December 15 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre,
apostolic nuncio to the United States.

The Most Reverend
Christie Macaluso, D.D., was born in Hartford, Connecticut on June 12, 1945. He
attended Saint Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore where he earned a bachelor’s degree
in philosophy and a master’s degree in Sacred Theology. He later earned master’s
degrees in psychology from New York University and in philosophy from Trinity
College. In addition, he studied multiple languages and music.

On May 22, 1971, he was
ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Assignments after
ordination included assistant pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in West
Hartford and St. Joseph Parish, in New Britain. He also served as a faculty
member of St. Thomas Seminary College and was appointed dean in 1980. In 1985,
he became rector and president of Saint Thomas Seminary. During that time, he
also served as a weekend assistant at St. Francis Parish in Torrington and
Sacred Heart Parish in Bloomfield. From 1991-1997, he served as pastor of the
Cathedral of St. Joseph.

In 1995, he was named a
prelate of honor, with the title of monsignor, by Pope John Paul II and was
also named episcopal vicar for Hartford.

On March 18, 1997,
Macaluso was appointed auxiliary bishop of Hartford and titular bishop of Grass
Valley. As auxiliary bishop, he has served as vicar general of the Archdiocese
of Hartford and moderator of the Curia.

In 2014, he was appointed
rector of St. Thomas Seminary.

The Archdiocese of
Hartford comprises 2,288 square miles and has total population of approximately
1,938,914 people of which 537,983 or 27 percent are Catholic.

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Keywords: Pope Francis,
Auxiliary Bishop, Most Reverend Christie Macaluso, Archbishop Christophe
Pierre, Apostolic Nunciature, Archdiocese of Hartford, vicar general, moderator
of the Curia.

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