Church Roman Catholic Church Denomination Roman Catholic Ordination 6 July 1985 Appointed 3 June 2016 | Installed August 24, 2016 Motto IESUS SOLA NOBIS SPES Consecration 24 August 2016 Parents William Reed, Jeanne Reed | |
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Other posts Titular Bishop of Sufar Born June 11, 1959 (age 57)
Boston, Massachusetts ( 1959-06-11 ) Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Books Renewed: Ten Ways to Rediscover the Saints, Embrace Your Gifts, and Revive Your Catholic Faith | ||
Robert Philip Reed (born June 11, 1959) is an American Roman Catholic bishop.
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As of 2016, he is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and the director of the television network CatholicTV.
Life and career
Robert Philip Reed was born in Boston on June 11, 1959 to William and Jeanne Reed. He grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts and studied at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers.
Reed studied for the priesthood at Saint John's Seminary in Boston and the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and was ordained as a priest on July 6, 1985 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Swampscott.
In addition to parish assignments, Reed undertook a career in broadcasting for the Archdiocese of Boston. Starting in the 1980s he presented a weekly radio program aired on Sunday mornings, "The Catholic Hour". Reed earned a degree in Television Management from Boston University, and joined the Boston Catholic Television Center (later CatholicTV) where he held the titles of Director of Educational Development, Assistant Director, and (from 2005) Director.
On June 3, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular Bishop of Sufar in Mauretania Caesariensis. He was consecrated on August 24, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston by Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston.