Joseph W. Tobin


Joseph W. Tobin

Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark
Tobin in 2017
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseNewark
AppointedNovember 7, 2016
InstalledJanuary 6, 2017
PredecessorJohn J. Myers
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Orders
OrdinationJune 1, 1978
by William Edward Cousins
ConsecrationOctober 9, 2010
by Tarcisio Bertone
Created cardinalNovember 19, 2016
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born (1952-05-03) May 3, 1952
MottoGaudete in Domino
(Latin for 'Rejoice in the Lord')
Styles of
Joseph W. Tobin
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleCardinal
Informal styleCardinal
SeeNewark
Ordination history of
Joseph W. Tobin
History
Diaconal ordination
DateApril 30, 1978
PlacePoughkeepsie, New York
Priestly ordination
DateJune 1, 1978
PlaceWaterford, Wisconsin
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorTarcisio Bertone, SDB
Co-consecrators
DateOctober 9, 2010
PlaceRome
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
DateNovember 19, 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Joseph W. Tobin as principal consecrator
Gregory J. Studerus2020
Elias R. Lorenzo2020
Michael A. Saporito2020
Kevin J. Sweeney2020
Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante2023
Pedro Bismarck Chau2025

Joseph William Tobin CSsR (born May 3, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Redemptorist order, he has been the Archbishop of Newark since 2017. He previously served as the Archbishop of Indianapolis from 2012 to 2016 and as secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 2010 to 2012. He has been a cardinal since November 19, 2016.