Church Catholic Church Appointed March 6, 1976 | Ordination June 10, 1941 Name Jerome Pechillo | |
See Titular See of Nova Sparsa In office March 6, 1976 - January 1, 1991 Consecration January 25, 1966
by Joseph Carroll McCormick | ||
Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (May 16, 1919 – January 1, 1991) was an American missionary and bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prelate of Coronel Oviedo in Paraguay from 1961 to 1976, and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 to 1991.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pechillo was ordained a priest for the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance on June 10, 1941. He was named the Prelate of Coronel Oviedo on September 10, 1961. Pechillo attended three of the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
While remaining prelate of Coronel Oviedo, Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Nova Sparsa on October 20, 1965. He was consecrated by Bishop Joseph McCormick of Altoona-Johnstown on January 25, 1966. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop Anthony Mussio of Steubenville and Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop John Boardman.
Pope Paul named him the Auxiliary Bishop of Newark on March 6, 1976. Pechillo continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death at the age of 71 on January 1, 1991.