Christie Macaluso

Christie Albert Macaluso (born June 12, 1945) is an American Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut from 1997 to 2017.

Biography

Early life and education Christie Macaluso was born on June 12, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Albert Carl and Helen (née Meaney) Macaluso; his father's family was from Palermo, Sicily, and his mother was of Irish descent.

Macaluso studied at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, obtaining a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and a Master of Sacred Theology degree. After his ordination, Macaluso served as assistant pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in West Hartford, Connecticut, and at St. Joseph Parish in New Britain, Connecticut. In retirement, he serves as auxiliary bishop emeritus of Hartford.