Neil Edward Tiedemann

American Roman Catholic prelate and bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

C.P.

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn
Titular Bishop of Cova

Church

Roman Catholic Church

Archdiocese

New York

Diocese

Brooklyn

Appointed

April 29, 2016

Installed

August 4, 2016

Retired

June 30, 2023

Biography

Early life

Neil Tiedemann was born on March 5, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised in Long Island. He graduated from Holy Cross Seminary, a minor seminary operated by the Congregation of the Passion in Dunkirk, New York. Tiedemann then attended Holy Family Seminary in West Hartford Connecticut. He graduated from LaSalle University in Philadelphia in 1970 with a Bachelor of Sociology degree.^[1] Tiedemann professed to the Congregation of the Passion on August 22, 1971, and made his final vows to them on August 22, 1974.^[2]^[1]

Priesthood

On May 16, 1975, Tiedemann was ordained to the priesthood for the Passionists by Bishop Francis John Mugavero in Brooklyn.^[2] That same year, Tiedemann received a Master of Theology degree and a Master of Divinity degree from St. John’s University in New York City.^[1]

The Passionists first assigned Tiedemann as parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception Parish in Queens, New York. During this period, he also worked for Catholic Charities. In 1982, Tiedemann left Immaculate Conception to work at St. Joseph Parish in Union City, New Jersey, and Blessed Sacrament in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Passionists then sent him to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he helped found Casa Pasionista, an HIV/AIDS hospice.^[1]

Bishop of Mandeville

On May 2, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Tiedemann as bishop of Mandeville. He was consecrated by Archbishop Donald Reece at Saint Paul of the Cross Cathedral in Mandeville, Jamaica on August 6, 2008.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Pope Francis appointed Tiedemann as an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn on April 29, 2016; he was installed on August 4, 2016.^[3]^[4] As auxiliary bishop, he was assigned as pastor of St. Matthias Parish in Queens. He also served as the vicar for West Indian, Caribbean, and African-American Catholics^[1]

Retirement

Tiedemann submitted his resignation to Pope Francis after reaching his 75th birthday. The pope accepted it on June 30, 2023.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Most Rev. Neil Tiedemann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus". Diocese of Brooklyn. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Neil Edward Tiedemann [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
^ "Pope Names Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn". Retrieved April 29, 2016.
^ "BROOKLYN DIOCESE WELCOMES NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP". Retrieved April 29, 2016.
^ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P." Retrieved June 30, 2023.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 2016–2023	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Gordon Bennett	Bishop of Mandeville 2008–2016	Succeeded by John Derek Persaud

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Bishops

Ordinaries: John Loughlin; Charles Edward McDonnell; Thomas Edmund Molloy; Bryan Joseph McEntegart; Francis Mugavero; Thomas Vose Daily; Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio; Robert J. Brennan

Auxiliary bishops: Gerald Barbarito; Anthony Bevilacqua; John Joseph Boardman; Frank Joseph Caggiano; Ignatius Anthony Catanello; Raymond Francis Chappetto; Octavio Cisneros; Joseph Peter Michael Denning; Raymond Augustine Kearney; Charles Richard Mulrooney; George Mundelein; Edmund Joseph Reilly; Paul Robert Sanchez; Guy Sansaricq; John J. Snyder; Joseph Michael Sullivan; René Arnold Valero

Bishops who served as priests in the diocese: Vincent DePaul Breen; Edward Bernard Scharfenberger

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Cathedral: Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn

Co-cathedral: Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn

Basilicas: Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn; Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn

Parishes: Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn; Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn; Holy Cross Church, Queens; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Queens; Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn; Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn; St. Adalbert, Queens; St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn; Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens; Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn; St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn; St. Sebastian Church, Queens; St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Queens; Transfiguration, Queens; St. Matthias Church, Queens