WINOOSKI, VT. - The Most Reverend Kenneth Anthony Angell, the eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, age 86, passed away on October 4th 2016 at the Our Lady of Providence Home in Winooski, Vt.
Bishop Angell was born on August 3rd 1930 in Providence, R.I., he was the son of the late Henry and Mae (Cooney) Angell.
Bishop Angell attended public and private elementary schools in Providence, Rhode Island.
He attended Our Lady of Providence High School and began his seminary studies at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick, Rhode Island.
For his theological studies, he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bishop Angell was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Providence by the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, fifth Bishop of Providence, on May 26th 1956, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island.
Bishop Angell began his priestly ministry in 1956 at St. Mark Parish in Jamestown, Rhode Island, and Sacred Heart Parish in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
In 1960 he served as Assistant Pastor of the St. Mary Parish Church in Newport, Vt.
In 1968 he became Assistant Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of Providence, and in 1972 was appointed Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau, sixth Bishop of Providence.
Bishop Angell was named a Prelate of Honor with the title Monsignor by Pope Paul VI on December 17th 1972.
On August 13th 1974, he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as Titular Bishop of Settimunicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, and was ordained to the episcopate by Bishop Louis E. Gelineau on October 7th 1974.
He then served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Providence until October 6th 1992, when he was appointed by Pope St. John Paul II as the eighth Bishop of Burlington.
He was installed as the Eighth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont on November 9th 1992.
Bishop Angell served as Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Burlington throughout the rest of the 1990's and into the new millennium.
While Bishop of Burlington, Vt., Bishop Angell served on the Board of Trustees of Wadhams Hall Seminary and Champlain College and was active in the Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society.
In addition, Bishop Angell received honorary degrees from Providence College, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Salve Regina College, and St. Michael's College.
Following thirteen years of leading the Diocese of Burlington, Bishop Angell's resignation from office was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9th 2005.
During his retirement, Bishop Angell resided in Burlington, Vt., Stowe, Vt., Winooski, Vt., and most recently at the Our Lady of Providence Home in Winooski, Vt.
Angell served as head of the Burlington Catholic Diocese for 13 years until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2005.
Bishop Angell was predeceased by his parents and his brother and sister-in-law; David and Lynn Angell.
Arrangements by the LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Winooski, Vt.
Burial will take place in the Angell family plot at the St. Anne Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island at a later date.
Bishop Angell was born on August 3rd 1930 in Providence, R.I., he was the son of the late Henry and Mae (Cooney) Angell.
Bishop Angell attended public and private elementary schools in Providence, Rhode Island.
He attended Our Lady of Providence High School and began his seminary studies at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick, Rhode Island.
For his theological studies, he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bishop Angell was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Providence by the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, fifth Bishop of Providence, on May 26th 1956, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island.
Bishop Angell began his priestly ministry in 1956 at St. Mark Parish in Jamestown, Rhode Island, and Sacred Heart Parish in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
In 1960 he served as Assistant Pastor of the St. Mary Parish Church in Newport, Vt.
In 1968 he became Assistant Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of Providence, and in 1972 was appointed Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau, sixth Bishop of Providence.
Bishop Angell was named a Prelate of Honor with the title Monsignor by Pope Paul VI on December 17th 1972.
On August 13th 1974, he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as Titular Bishop of Settimunicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, and was ordained to the episcopate by Bishop Louis E. Gelineau on October 7th 1974.
He then served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Providence until October 6th 1992, when he was appointed by Pope St. John Paul II as the eighth Bishop of Burlington.
He was installed as the Eighth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont on November 9th 1992.
Bishop Angell served as Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Burlington throughout the rest of the 1990's and into the new millennium.
While Bishop of Burlington, Vt., Bishop Angell served on the Board of Trustees of Wadhams Hall Seminary and Champlain College and was active in the Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society.
In addition, Bishop Angell received honorary degrees from Providence College, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Salve Regina College, and St. Michael's College.
Following thirteen years of leading the Diocese of Burlington, Bishop Angell's resignation from office was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9th 2005.
During his retirement, Bishop Angell resided in Burlington, Vt., Stowe, Vt., Winooski, Vt., and most recently at the Our Lady of Providence Home in Winooski, Vt.
Angell served as head of the Burlington Catholic Diocese for 13 years until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2005.
Bishop Angell was predeceased by his parents and his brother and sister-in-law; David and Lynn Angell.
Arrangements by the LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Winooski, Vt.
Burial will take place in the Angell family plot at the St. Anne Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island at a later date.
WINOOSKI, VT. - The Most Reverend Kenneth Anthony Angell, the eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, age 86, passed away on October 4th 2016 at the Our Lady of Providence Home in Winooski, Vt.
Bishop Angell was born on August 3rd 1930 in Providence, R.I., he was the son of the late Henry and Mae (Cooney) Angell.
Bishop Angell attended public and private elementary schools in Providence, Rhode Island.
He attended Our Lady of Providence High School and began his seminary studies at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick, Rhode Island.
For his theological studies, he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bishop Angell was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Providence by the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, fifth Bishop of Providence, on May 26th 1956, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island.
Bishop Angell began his priestly ministry in 1956 at St. Mark Parish in Jamestown, Rhode Island, and Sacred Heart Parish in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
In 1960 he served as Assistant Pastor of the St. Mary Parish Church in Newport, Vt.
In 1968 he became Assistant Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of Providence, and in 1972 was appointed Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau, sixth Bishop of Providence.
Bishop Angell was named a Prelate of Honor with the title Monsignor by Pope Paul VI on December 17th 1972.
On August 13th 1974, he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as Titular Bishop of Settimunicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, and was ordained to the episcopate by Bishop Louis E. Gelineau on October 7th 1974.
He then served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Providence until October 6th 1992, when he was appointed by Pope St. John Paul II as the eighth Bishop of Burlington.
He was installed as the Eighth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont on November 9th 1992.
Bishop Angell served as Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Burlington throughout the rest of the 1990's and into the new millennium.
While Bishop of Burlington, Vt., Bishop Angell served on the Board of Trustees of Wadhams Hall Seminary and Champlain College and was active in the Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society.
In addition, Bishop Angell received honorary degrees from Providence College, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Salve Regina College, and St. Michael's College.
Following thirteen years of leading the Diocese of Burlington, Bishop Angell's resignation from office was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9th 2005.
During his retirement, Bishop Angell resided in Burlington, Vt., Stowe, Vt., Winooski, Vt., and most recently at the Our Lady of Providence Home in Winooski, Vt.
Angell served as head of the Burlington Catholic Diocese for 13 years until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2005.
Bishop Angell was predeceased by his parents and his brother and sister-in-law; David and Lynn Angell.
Arrangements by the LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Winooski, Vt.
Burial will take place in the Angell family plot at the St. Anne Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island at a later date.
Bishop Angell was born on August 3rd 1930 in Providence, R.I., he was the son of the late Henry and Mae (Cooney) Angell.
Bishop Angell attended public and private elementary schools in Providence, Rhode Island.
He attended Our Lady of Providence High School and began his seminary studies at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick, Rhode Island.
For his theological studies, he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bishop Angell was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Providence by the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, fifth Bishop of Providence, on May 26th 1956, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island.
Bishop Angell began his priestly ministry in 1956 at St. Mark Parish in Jamestown, Rhode Island, and Sacred Heart Parish in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
In 1960 he served as Assistant Pastor of the St. Mary Parish Church in Newport, Vt.
In 1968 he became Assistant Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of Providence, and in 1972 was appointed Chancellor and Secretary to the Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau, sixth Bishop of Providence.
Bishop Angell was named a Prelate of Honor with the title Monsignor by Pope Paul VI on December 17th 1972.
On August 13th 1974, he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as Titular Bishop of Settimunicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, and was ordained to the episcopate by Bishop Louis E. Gelineau on October 7th 1974.
He then served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Providence until October 6th 1992, when he was appointed by Pope St. John Paul II as the eighth Bishop of Burlington.
He was installed as the Eighth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont on November 9th 1992.
Bishop Angell served as Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Burlington throughout the rest of the 1990's and into the new millennium.
While Bishop of Burlington, Vt., Bishop Angell served on the Board of Trustees of Wadhams Hall Seminary and Champlain College and was active in the Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society.
In addition, Bishop Angell received honorary degrees from Providence College, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Salve Regina College, and St. Michael's College.
Following thirteen years of leading the Diocese of Burlington, Bishop Angell's resignation from office was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9th 2005.
During his retirement, Bishop Angell resided in Burlington, Vt., Stowe, Vt., Winooski, Vt., and most recently at the Our Lady of Providence Home in Winooski, Vt.
Angell served as head of the Burlington Catholic Diocese for 13 years until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2005.
Bishop Angell was predeceased by his parents and his brother and sister-in-law; David and Lynn Angell.
Arrangements by the LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Winooski, Vt.
Burial will take place in the Angell family plot at the St. Anne Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island at a later date.
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ANGELL
1902 HENRY L. ANGELL 1973
HIS WIFE
1905 MAE T. (COONEY) 1970
THEIR SONS
1947 DAVID L. ANGELL 2001
HIS WIFE
1949 LYNN EDWARDS 2001
1930 KENNETH A. ANGELL
ORDAINED A PRIEST MAY 26, 1956
ORDAINED AUXILIARY BISHOP
OF PROVIDENCE SEPT. 7, 1974
INSTALLED BISHOP
OF BURLINGTON IN VT. NOV. 9, 1992
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