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Bishop Mark William O'Connell

Bishop of Albany

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Born
Jun 25, 1964 Scarborough, Toronto, United States
Nationality
United States
Ordained priest
Jun 16, 1990 Braintree, United States
Ordained bishop
Aug 24, 2016 Boston, United States
Appointed
Dec 5, 2025
Principal consecrator
Seán Patrick O'Malley
Co-consecrators
Walter James Edyvean Peter John Uglietto
Education
Boston College Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Motto
Invenimus Messiam

Bishop Mark W. O’Connell was born on 25 June 1964 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, in the metropolitan archdiocese of Toronto. After studying philosophy at Boston College and theology at Saint John Seminary in Brighton, he was awarded a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He was ordained a priest on 16 June 1990 for the metropolitan archdiocese of Boston. He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Saint Barbara in Woburn (1990-1995) and of Saint Mary of the Annunciation in Danvers (1995-1997); chaplain at Salem State College in Salem (1995-1997); assistant to the Moderator of the Curia for Canonical Affairs (2001-2007); adjunct judicial vicar (2002-2007); professor of canon law at Saint John Seminary (2006-2016); vice chancellor and judicial vicar (2007-2016). On 3 June 2016, he was appointed titular bishop of Gigti and auxiliary of Boston, receiving episcopal consecration the following 24 August. Mark W.