Richard Henning

Styles of
**Richard Garth Henning**
Styles of; Richard Garth Henning
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Richard Garth Henning
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Richard Garth Henning
Archbishop of Boston
Archdiocese	Boston
Appointed	August 5, 2024
Installed	October 31, 2024
Predecessor	Seán Patrick O'Malley
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (2018–2022); Coadjutor Bishop of Providence (2022–2023); Bishop of Providence (2023–2024);
Orders
Ordination	May 30, 1992; by John R. McGann
Consecration	July 24, 2018; by John Barres, William Murphy, and Robert J. Brennan
Personal details
Born	October 17, 1964 (age 60); Rockville Centre, New York, US
Parents	Richard and Maureen Henning
Alma mater	Saint John's University ; Seminary of the Immaculate Conception ; The Catholic University of America ; Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Motto	Put out into the deep
Coat of arms

Richard Garth Henning (born October 17, 1964) is an American Catholic prelate who is the current Archbishop of Boston. He previously served as Bishop of Providence from 2023 to 2024 and before that was an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2018 to 2022.

Henning's installation as Archbishop of Boston occurred on October 31, 2024.

Biography

Early life

Richard Henning was born on October 17, 1964, to Richard and Maureen Henning in Rockville Centre, New York, growing up at Holy Name of Mary Parish and grade school. His father was a firefighter and his mother was a nurse. Henning credits their examples of service with inspiring his own vocation.^[1] He graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York in 1982.^[2]

Henning was awarded a bachelor's degree in history in 1986 and a master's degree in history from St. John's University in New York City in 1988. After graduation, he entered the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Lloyd Harbor, New York, for priestly formation.^[3]^[4]

Priesthood

On May 30, 1992, Henning was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rockville Centre by Bishop John R. McGann at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre.^[5] He served in a parish in Port Washington for five years before being sent by his bishop for graduate studies in Sacred Scripture. Henning left New York in 1997 to study at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology in biblical theology in 2000. He then spent the next two years in Rome working towards an Doctor of Theology degree in biblical theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, which he completed in 2007.^[6]

In 2002, Henning was appointed a professor of sacred scripture at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York. He taught sacred scripture there until 2012. In 2012,^[7] he became the rector of the seminary, overseeing its transition from a seminary to a retreat and conference center,^[8] and the inaugural director of the Sacred Heart Institute for the Ongoing Formation of Clergy, serving in both positions until 2018.^[9] He was appointed vicar for pastoral planning in 2018 and vicar for clergy in Rockville Centre in 2021.^[10]

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre

Pope Francis appointed Henning as auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre on June 8, 2018.^[3]^[11] Henning was consecrated by Bishop John Barres at St. Agnes Cathedral on July 24, 2018, with Bishops William Murphy and Robert J. Brennan serving as co-consecrators.^[5]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Providence

On November 23, 2022, Francis appointed Henning as coadjutor bishop of Providence to assist Bishop Thomas J. Tobin. He was installed on January 26, 2023.^[12]^[13] Henning succeeded as bishop of Providence on May 1, 2023, when Tobin retired.^[14]

Henning is fluent in Spanish and Italian and literate in French, Greek, and Hebrew.^[15]

Archbishop of Boston

On August 5, 2024, Francis named Henning to succeed Seán Patrick O'Malley as archbishop of Boston.^[16] He was installed in Boston on October 31, 2024.^[17]

References

^ "Who is Bishop Richard Henning, the new coadjutor bishop of Providence?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
^ "Graduate Appointed as Auxiliary Bishop". Chaminade High School. June 8, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Rockville Centre and Washington". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Richard Garth Henning [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "Msgr. Henning Named Rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary, Director of New Institute". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "Who We Are". SEMINARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Msgr. Richard G. Henning as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Rockville Centre". Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^ "POPE FRANCIS NAMES MOST REVEREND RICHARD G. HENNING COADJUTOR BISHOP OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND" (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.05.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ "Most Reverend Richard G. Henning". The Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.08.2024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
^ "Boston installs new Archbishop Richard Henning to succeed Cardinal Sean O'Malley". CBS News. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Seán Patrick O'Malley	Archbishop of Boston 2024-present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Thomas Joseph Tobin	Bishop of Providence 2023-2024	Succeeded by Sede Vacante
Preceded by -	Coadjutor Bishop of Providence 2022-2023	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre 2018-2022	Succeeded by -

[1] "Who is Bishop Richard Henning, the new coadjutor bishop of Providence?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

[2] "Graduate Appointed as Auxiliary Bishop". Chaminade High School. June 8, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[usccb-3] "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Rockville Centre and Washington". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[:0-4] "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

[:2-5] "Bishop Richard Garth Henning [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

[6] "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[7] "Msgr. Henning Named Rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary, Director of New Institute". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[8] "Who We Are". SEMINARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[9] "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[10] "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[11] "Pope Francis Names Rev. Msgr. Richard G. Henning as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Rockville Centre". Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[12] "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

[13] "POPE FRANCIS NAMES MOST REVEREND RICHARD G. HENNING COADJUTOR BISHOP OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND" (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[14] "Rinunce e nomine, 01.05.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[:1-15] "Most Reverend Richard G. Henning". The Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

[16] "Resignations and Appointments, 05.08.2024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

[17] "Boston installs new Archbishop Richard Henning to succeed Cardinal Sean O'Malley". CBS News. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

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