John Gerard Noonan

John Gerard Noonan (born February 26, 1951) is an Irish-born American Catholic prelate serving as Bishop of Orlando in Florida since 2010. Noonan previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida from 2005 to 2010.

Biography

Early life Noonan was born in Limerick, Ireland, on February 26, 1951. His parents were John Noonan and Margaret Purcell. At age 18, John Noonan immigrated from Ireland to New York but later moved to Miami, Florida. In 1979, Noonan graduated from St. John Vianney College Seminary, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1983, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach.

Ordination and ministry On September 23, 1983, Noonan was ordained a priest by Archbishop Edward McCarthy for the Archdiocese of Miami at St. Paul of the Cross Church in North Palm Beach.

After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Noonan as parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Pompano Beach, (1983–1989) while also serving as the chaplain for youth ministry in Broward County (1985–1987). On June 15, 2017, Noonan attended a memorial service at St. James Cathedral in Orlando for the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in that city. He made these remarks:On August 30, 2018, Noonan removed David Gillis, parochial administrator of the Our Savior Parish in Cocoa Beach. Gillis had been accused in a Pennsylvania investigation of sexual abuse of a minor years earlier.