Gerald Nicholas Dino

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Gerald Nicholas Dino (January 11, 1940 – November 14, 2020) was an American prelate of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. He was the bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix from 2008 to 2016. He was born in Binghamton, New York. In 1965, he was made a priest for the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic.

On December 6, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of the Eparchy of Van Nuys, and on March 27, 2008 he was consecrated a bishop.[1]

On reaching the age of 75, Dino submitted his resignation to Pope Francis.[2]

Dino died on November 14, 2020 at the age of 80.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. David Cheney. "Bishop Gerald Nicholas Dino". catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. Tony Gutierrez (May 10, 2016). "Pope names new bishop for Phoenix Byzantine Eparchy, accepts Bishop Dino's resignation". The Catholic Sun. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  3. V Pánovi usnul americký vladyka Gerald Nicholas Dino, ktorý mal korene na Slovensku (in Slovak)