Raymond Chappetto

Raymond Francis Chappetto (born August 20, 1945) is an American Catholic prelate who was an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City from 2012 to 2022.

Biography

Early life Raymond Chappetto was born on August 20, 1945, in Astoria, New York. Chappetto attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Astoria, then entered Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Brooklyn for his high school studies. He then attended Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Brooklyn. After his ordination, the diocese assigned Chappetto as parochial vicar of several parishes in the Borough of Queens in New York City:

Saint Camillus in Rockaway Park, 1971 to 1975 St. Pius V in Jamaica, 1975 to 1976 Incarnation in Queens Village 1976 to 1981 St. Helen in Howard Beach 1981 to 1983 He was consecrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on July 11, 2012. The Vatican was conducting the Chappetto inquiry under the motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi, the papal order that governs how bishops handle sexual abuse allegations. In May 2023, after a thorough investigation, the Dicastery for Bishops determined that the allegations were "manifestly unfounded" and the case was closed.