John M. Smith (bishop)
John Mortimer Fourette Smith (June 23, 1935 – January 22, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey from 1997 to 2010. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida from 1991 to 1995 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1987 to 1991
His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Mortimer Fourette Smith | |
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| Bishop of Trenton Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Trenton |
| Appointed | November 21, 1995 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | June 30, 1997 |
| Term ended | December 1, 2010 |
| Predecessor | John C. Reiss |
| Successor | David M. O'Connell |
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| Ordination | May 27, 1961 |
| Consecration | January 25, 1988 by Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Peter Leo Gerety, and Walter William Curtis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1935 Orange, New Jersey, US |
| Died | January 22, 2019 (aged 83) Lawrenceville, New Jersey, US |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark 1987 to 1991 Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee 1991 to 1995 |
| Education | John Carroll University Immaculate Conception Seminary Catholic University of America |
| Motto | Servite Domino in lætitia (I will serve God cheerfully) |
| Styles of John Mortimer Fourette Smith | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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