# James Massa
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{{Short description|American prelate}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = [His Excellency](/source/His_Excellency), [The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| name = James Massa
| honorific-suffix =
| title = [Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Brooklyn)
Titular Bishop of [Bardstown](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bardstown)
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| church = [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Latin_Catholic_Church)
| archdiocese = [New York](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_New_York)
| diocese = [Brooklyn](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Brooklyn)
| appointed = May 19, 2015
| enthroned = July 20, 2015
| retired =
| predecessor =
| other_post = Titular Bishop of [Bardstown](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bardstown)
| ordination = October 25, 1986
| ordained_by = [Francis Mugavero](/source/Francis_Mugavero)
| consecration = July 20, 2015
| consecrated_by = [Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio](/source/Nicholas_Anthony_DiMarzio), [William Murphy](/source/William_Murphy_(Bishop_of_Rockville_Centre)), [Raymond Chappetto](/source/Raymond_Chappetto)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|09|03}}
| birth_place = [Jersey City, New Jersey](/source/Jersey_City%2C_New_Jersey), US
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| motto = ''Ut omnes unum sint''
(They may all be one)
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| education = [Boston College](/source/Boston_College)
[Yale Divinity School](/source/Yale_Divinity_School)
[Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University)
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*[His Excellency](/source/Excellency)
*[The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| offstyle=[Your Excellency](/source/Your_Excellency)
| relstyle=[Bishop](/source/Bishop)
| image = Coat of arms of James Massa.svg
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'''James Massa''' (born September 3, 1960) is an American prelate of the [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Latin_Catholic_Church). He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the [Diocese of Brooklyn](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Brooklyn) in New York City since 2015 and as rector of [St. Joseph Seminary](/source/St._Joseph_Seminary_(Dunwoodie)) in [Yonkers, New York](/source/Yonkers%2C_New_York) since 2020.
==Biography==
=== Early life ===
James Massa was born on September 3, 1960, in [Jersey City, New Jersey](/source/Jersey_City%2C_New_Jersey) to Andrew and Irene Gilbert Massa. Having decided to become a priest, James Massa attended [Boston College](/source/Boston_College) in Boston Massachusetts, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and history in 1982. He continued his education at the [Yale Divinity School](/source/Yale_Divinity_School) in New Haven, Connecticut, where he received a [Master of Theology](/source/Master_of_Theology) degree in 1985.[{{Cite web |date=2015-05-20 |title=Most Rev. James Massa, Ph.D., D.D., Auxiliary Bishop, Rector, St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers |url=https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/bishops/bishop-james-massa-auxiliary-bishop/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Diocese of Brooklyn |language=en-US |author1=Changer |archive-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515011926/https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/bishops/bishop-james-massa-auxiliary-bishop/ |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite web |title=Most Reverend James Massa, Ph.D., D.D. |url=https://dunwoodie.edu/people/most-rev-james-massa-phd |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=St. Joseph's Seminary & College |language=en}}]
=== Priesthood ===
thumb|292x292px|Queens College, City University of New York (2017)
Massa was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn at St. Theresa's Church in [Woodside New York](/source/Woodside%2C_Queens), on Oct. 25, 1986 by Bishop [Francis Mugavero](/source/Francis_Mugavero).[{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Bishop James Massa |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmassaj.html |accessdate=August 8, 2015 |website=Catholic-Hierarchy |publisher=}}] After his ordination, the diocese assigned Massa to the following positions:
* Assistant pastor at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in [Forest Hills, New York](/source/Forest_Hills%2C_Queens) (1986 to 1990). He also served as an adjunct professor at [Saint John's University](/source/St._John's_University_(New_York_City)) in Queens, New York (1987 to 1989)
* Chaplain at [Queens College, City University of New York](/source/Queens_College%2C_City_University_of_New_York) in Queens (1990 to 1993)
* Chaplain and professor at [Newman University](/source/Newman_University_(Kansas)) in Wichita, Kansas (1993 to 1996)
* Professor at [Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary](/source/Pope_St._John_XXIII_National_Seminary) in Weston, Massachusetts (1997 to 2001), Massa received his Doctor of Systematic Theology degree from [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University) in New York City in 1997.
* Professor at the [Seminary of the Immaculate Conception](/source/Seminary_of_the_Immaculate_Conception) in Lloyd Harbor, New York, (2001 to 2005). [{{Cite web|url = http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/pope-francis-promotes-2-brooklyn-priests-auxiliary-bishop-article-1.2227852|title = Pope Francis promotes 2 NYC priests to auxiliary bishops, will serve borough and Queens' 1.5 million Catholics|date = May 19, 2015|accessdate = August 8, 2015|website = NY Daily News|publisher = |last = Siemaszko|first = Corky}}][{{Cite web|url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/05/19/0382/00828.html|title = Bishop James Massa|date = |accessdate = September 7, 2015|website = Vatican Bulletin|publisher = |last = |first = }}]