His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Daniel Anthony Hart
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| Bishop Emeritus of Norwich | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Hartford |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Appointed | September 12, 1995 |
| Installed | November 01, 1995 |
| Term ended | March 11, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Daniel Patrick Reilly |
| Successor | Michael Richard Cote |
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| Ordination | February 02, 1953 by Richard James Cushing |
| Consecration | October 18, 1976 by Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Thomas Joseph Riley, and Lawrence Joseph Riley |
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| Born | (1927-08-24)August 24, 1927 |
| Died | January 14, 2008(2008-01-14) (aged 80) Windham, Connecticut |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Tepelta |
| Motto | DO NOT BE AFRAID |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Daniel Anthony Hart (August 24, 1927 – January 14, 2008) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Norwich from 1995 to 2003.
Daniel Hart was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the third son of John and Susan (née Tierney) Hart.[1] After graduating from Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, he entered Boston College, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.[2] He then studied at St. John's SeminaryinBrighton, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1953.[3] He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Richard Cushing on February 2, 1953.[4] He then served as a curateatOur Lady of the Assumption ChurchinLynnfield until 1954, when he was assigned to complete his graduate studies at Boston College.[1] In addition to his studies, he served at St. Paul ChurchinWellesley.[1]
He returned to parish ministry as a curate at Sacred Heart ChurchinMalden.[3] In 1964 he became vice-chancellor of the Archdiocese of Boston.[2] From 1970 to 1976, he was a curate at St. John the Baptist ChurchinPeabody.[3] During that period, he was also elected president of the Archdiocesan Senate of Priests.[1] He also earned a Master of Education degree, with a major in pastoral counseling, from Boston State College in 1972.[3]
On August 24, 1976, Hart was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular BishopofTepeltabyPope Paul VI.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on October 18 from Cardinal Humberto Sousa Medeiros, with Bishops Thomas Joseph Riley and Lawrence Joseph Riley serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.[4] As an auxiliary bishop, he served as regional bishop for the South Pastoral Region.[2] Following the transfer of Bishop Daniel Patrick ReillytoDiocese of Worcester, Hart was named the fourth Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, on September 12, 1995.[4] He was installed at the Cathedral of St. Patrick on the following November 1.[4] During his eight-year-long, Hart raised over $15 million through his "Response of Faith Campaign" in 1998 for the support and maintenance of diocesan services.[3] He also expanded the diocesan Catholic Charities.[3]
Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Hart submitted his letter of resignation to Pope John Paul II in August 2002.[1] His resignation was accepted on March 11, 2003, and he was succeeded by Bishop Michael Richard Cote, then-auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine.[4] After a six-month-long battle with cancer, Hart died at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, aged 80.[1] He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Norwich.[1]
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