John J. Myers


John Joseph Myers
Archbishop of Newark
Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos
ArchdioceseNewark
AppointedJuly 24, 2001
InstalledOctober 9, 2001
Term endedNovember 7, 2016
PredecessorTheodore Edgar McCarrick
SuccessorJoseph William Tobin
Other post(s)Ecclesiastical Superior Emeritus of Turks and Caicos
Orders
OrdinationDecember 17, 1966
by Francis Frederick Reh
ConsecrationSeptember 3, 1987
by Edward W. O'Rourke, Thomas C. Kelly, and Donald Wuerl
Personal details
Born(1941-07-26)July 26, 1941
DiedSeptember 24, 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
North American College
MottoMysterium ecclesiae luceat
(Let the mystery of the church shine forth)
Styles of
John Joseph Myers
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
John J. Myers
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byEdward William O'Rourke
DateSeptember 3, 1987
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John J. Myers as principal consecrator
Edgar Moreira da CunhaJune 27, 2003
Gaetano Aldo DonatoMay 21, 2004
John Walter FleseyMay 21, 2004
Manuel Aurelio CruzJune 9, 2008

John Joseph Myers (July 26, 1941 – September 24, 2020) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois between 1990 and 2001, ecclesiastical superior of Turks and Caicos from 2001 to 2016 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey during the same period.


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