# John Favalora
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{{Short description|American prelate}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific_prefix = [His Excellency](/source/His_Excellency), [The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| name = John Clement Favalora
| title = [Archbishop Emeritus of Miami](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Miami)
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| church = [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)
| archdiocese = [Miami](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Miami)
| diocese =
| see =
| appointed = November 3, 1994
| enthroned = December 20, 1994
| retired = April 20, 2010
| predecessor = [Edward Anthony McCarthy](/source/Edward_Anthony_McCarthy)
| successor = [Thomas Gerard Wenski](/source/Thomas_Gerard_Wenski)
| ordination = December 20, 1961
| consecration = July 29, 1986
| consecrated_by = [Pio Laghi](/source/Pio_Laghi), [Philip Hannan](/source/Philip_Hannan), and [William Benedict Friend](/source/William_Benedict_Friend)
| rank =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|12|5}}
| birth_place = [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana), US
| death_date =
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| previous_post = {{bulleted list| | Bishop of [St. Petersburg](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_St._Petersburg) (1989-1994) | Bishop of [Alexandria](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Alexandria_in_Louisiana) (1986-1989) }}
| coat_of_arms =
| motto = ''Deus providebit''
(God will provide)
| ordained_by = [Martin John O’Connor](/source/Martin_John_O%E2%80%99Connor)
}}
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| name= John Clement Favalora
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*[His Excellency](/source/Excellency)
*[The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| offstyle=[Your Excellency](/source/Your_Excellency)
| relstyle=[Archbishop](/source/Archbishop)
| image = Coat of arms of John Clement Favalora.svg
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'''John Clement Favalora''' (born December 5, 1935) is an American prelate of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church). He served as archbishop of the [Archdiocese of Miami](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Miami) from 1994 to 2010, as bishop of the [Diocese of Alexandria](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Alexandria_in_Louisiana) in Louisiana from 1986 to 1989 and as bishop of the [Diocese of St. Petersburg](/source/Diocese_of_St._Petersburg) in Florida from 1989 to 1994.[{{cite web|url=http://www.flacathconf.org/aboutus/bishops/favalora.htm |title=Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora |access-date=May 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506122920/http://www.flacathconf.org/aboutus/bishops/favalora.htm |archive-date=May 6, 2006 }}]
==Biography==
=== Early life ===
Favalora was born on December 5, 1935, in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana), where he graduated from [Jesuit High School](/source/Jesuit_High_School%2C_New_Orleans) in 1954. He studied for the priesthood at [St. Joseph Seminary](/source/Saint_Joseph_Seminary_College) in St. Benedict, Louisiana and Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Favalora then went to Rome to attend the [Pontifical Gregorian University](/source/Pontifical_Gregorian_University) and the [Pontifical North American College](/source/Pontifical_North_American_College) in [Rome](/source/Rome), earning a Bachelor of Philosophy and History degree.[{{Cite web |title=Bishop John Favalora, 9th Bishop of Alexandria |url=https://www.diocesealex.org/bishop-john-favalora-9th-bishop-of-alexandria/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Diocese of Alexandria|date=April 21, 2023 }}]
Favalora served as assistant pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in [Duson, Louisiana](/source/Duson%2C_Louisiana), from 1962 to 1970. In addition to his duties at St. Theresa, Favalora served as vice rector of St. John Vianney Preparatory School in New Orleans in 1964. In 1968, he was appointed principal. In 1973, Favalora began a six-year stint as pastor of St. Angela Merici Parish in [Metairie, Louisiana](/source/Metairie%2C_Louisiana). In 1979, he was named director of the Office of Vocations. Archbishop [Philip M. Hannan](/source/Philip_Hannan) named Favalora as rector/president of Notre Dame Seminary in 1981.[{{cite web|url=http://www.jesuitnola.org/about/about--10101.htm|title=Jesuit High School – New Orleans, LA|access-date=May 26, 2007|archive-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929043414/http://www.jesuitnola.org/about/about--10101.htm|url-status=dead}}]
=== Bishop of Alexandria ===
[[File:Joe Biden visits Little Haiti, Miami, Florida (2010-01-16) 04.jpg|thumb|Favalora meeting in Little Haiti with Vice President [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden), Secretary of Homeland Security [Janet Napolitano](/source/Janet_Napolitano) and Dr. [Jill Biden](/source/Jill_Biden) (2010)|290x290px]]
[Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) appointed Favalora as the ninth bishop of Alexandria on June 24, 1986. Favalora was consecrated on July 29, 1986, at [St. Francis Xavier Cathedral](/source/St._Francis_Xavier_Cathedral_(Alexandria%2C_Louisiana)) in Alexandria. Archbishop [Pio Laghi](/source/Pio_Laghi) served as [principal consecrator](/source/Consecrator) with Archbishop [Philip Hannan](/source/Philip_Hannan) and Bishop [William Friend](/source/William_Benedict_Friend) serving as principal co-consecrators.[{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfavalora.html |title=Archbishop John C. Favalora – Catholic Hierarchy|access-date=May 26, 2007}}]
=== Bishop of St. Petersburg ===
On March 14, 1989, Favalora was appointed by John Paul II as the third bishop of St. Petersburg. Favalora was installed on May 16, 1989.[{{cite web |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/05/Southpinellas/Bishop_s_legacy__humi.shtml |title=St. Petersburg Times – Bishop's legacy: humility, inclusion|access-date=May 26, 2007}}][{{Cite web |title=Prior Bishops |url=https://www.dosp.org/office-of-archives-and-records/prior-bishops/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Diocese of Saint Petersburg |language=en-US}}]
=== Archbishop of Miami ===
On November 3, 1994, Favalora was appointed by John Paul II as the third archbishop of Miami. Favalora was installed on December 20, 1994, at the [Cathedral of Saint Mary](/source/Cathedral_of_Saint_Mary_in_Miami) in Miami.[{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org/ip.asp?op=A100500&lg=E|title=Archdiocese of Miami: Archbishop John C. Favalora|access-date=May 26, 2007|archive-date=June 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608173242/http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org/ip.asp?op=A100500&lg=E|url-status=dead}}]
Favalora has served as a board member of [The Catholic University of America](/source/The_Catholic_University_of_America) in Washington, D.C., and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in [Boynton Beach](/source/Boynton_Beach%2C_Florida). He also served as state chaplain and a member of the [Knights of Columbus](/source/Knights_of_Columbus) in Florida, in addition to being president of the Florida Catholic Conference. Favalora has been a member of the [USCCB](/source/United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops) committees on Priestly Life and Ministry, Sexual Abuse and Pro-Life issues.[{{cite web |title=Florida Catholic Conference – Archbishop Favalora |url=http://www.flacathconf.org/aboutus/bishops/favalora.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506122920/http://www.flacathconf.org/aboutus/bishops/favalora.htm |archive-date=May 6, 2006 |access-date=May 26, 2007}}]
Favalora adopted the USCCB [charter for the Protection of Children and Young People](/source/Catholic_Church_sex_abuse_cases_in_the_United_States) after being deposed and settling cases during the [sexual abuse scandal](/source/sexual_abuse_scandal_in_the_Archdiocese_of_Miami) in the archdiocese.
=== Retirement ===
[Pope Benedict XVI](/source/Pope_Benedict_XVI) accepted Favarola's resignation as archbishop of Miami on April 20, 2010, eight months before he reached the mandatory retirement age of seventy-five.