Elias R. Lorenzo

Elias Richard Lorenzo, OSB (born October 6, 1960) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey since 2020. He previously served as Abbot-president of the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictines. He was the third member of St. Mary's Abbey in Morris Township, New Jersey, to hold this position and the first to become a bishop. Biography

Early life Elias Lorenzo was born on October 6, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York to William Elias and Mae Theresa Lorenzo. He attended St. Agatha Parish Elementary School in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Lorenzo enrolled in Don Bosco College in Newton, New Jersey, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. In 1983, he entered St. Mary's Abbey in Morris Township, New Jersey. That same year, he started teaching at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey. He made his first profession to the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB) in 1985. After his ordination, OSB named him as director of liturgy at the Abbey, a position he would hold for the next ten years. He continued to teach at Delbarton, fulfilling several roles until being named vice president of the school.

Lorenzo holds the following advanced degrees:

Master of Liturgical Theology from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota Master of Education in counseling psychology from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey Licentiate in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. Lorenzo's consecration, scheduled for May 5, 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, occurred on June 30, 2020 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin. The co-consecrators were Auxiliary Bishops John Flesey and Manuel Cruz. , Lorenzo serves as regional bishop for Union County in the archdiocese.