Michael G. Woost

American bishop of the Catholic Church

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Michael Gerard Woost
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland Titular Bishop of Sertei
Diocese	Cleveland
Appointed	May 9, 2022
Installed	August 4, 2022
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Sertei
Orders
Ordination	June 9, 1984 by Anthony Pilla
Consecration	August 4, 2022 by Edward C. Malesic, Roger William Gries, and Martin John Amos
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-17) September 17, 1958 (age 65) Cleveland, Ohio, US
Motto	Reveal your presence

Styles of Michael Gerard Woost

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Michael Gerard Woost (born September 17, 1958) is an American bishop of the Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio since 2022.

Biography

Early life

Michael Woost was born on September 27, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio. He has two brothers who are also priests in Cleveland. He attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland.^[1]

Woost entered Borromeo Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1980. Woost continued his preparation for the priesthood at Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in Wickliffe, receiving a Master of Divinity in 1984 and Master of Arts in systematic theology in 1986.^[2]

Priesthood

Woost was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Anthony Pilla for the Diocese of Cleveland at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland on June 9, 1984.^[3]

After Woost's 1984 ordination, the diocese assigned him as parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception Parish in Madison, Ohio. In 1989, Pilla appointed him as director of vocations and priest in resident at St. John the Evangelist. Woost moved to Washington D.C. in 1995 to attend the Catholic University of America. He received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in 2000.^[2]

Woost returned to Cleveland in 2000, when he was assigned as an assistant professor of sacramental and liturgical theology at Saint Mary. In early 2022, Bishop Edward C. Malesic appointed him as interim director of the Office of Worship.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland

Pope Francis appointed Woost as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Cleveland on May 9, 2022.^[2]^[4]^[5] On August 4, 2022, Woost was consecrated as a bishop by Malesic, with Bishops Roger William Gries and Martin John Amos serving as co-consecrators.^[3] After his consecration, Woost continued to teach at Saint Mary.^[6]

References

^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Cleveland". St. Mary Seminary. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Michael Gerard Woost [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
^ "Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Cleveland". Diocese of Cleveland. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ "New auxiliary bishop named for Catholic Diocese of Cleveland". NEWS5 Cleveland. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ "New auxiliary bishop named for Catholic Diocese of Cleveland". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Roger William Gries	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland 2022-Present	Succeeded by -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Bishops

Ordinaries: Louis Amadeus Rappe; Richard Gilmour; Ignatius Frederick Horstmann; John Patrick Farrelly; Joseph Schrembs; Edward Francis Hoban; Clarence George Issenmann; James Aloysius Hickey; Anthony Michael Pilla; Richard Gerard Lennon; Nelson J. Pérez; Edward Charles Malesic

Auxiliaries: Joseph Maria Koudelka; James A. McFadden; William Michael Cosgrove; John Raphael Hagan; Floyd Lawrence Begin; John Krol; Clarence Edward Elwell; John Francis Whealon; Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon; Michael Joseph Murphy; James Anthony Griffin; James Patterson Lyke; Anthony Edward Pevec; Alexander James Quinn; Martin John Amos; Roger William Gries; Michael G. Woost

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Parishes: Holy Rosary Church, Cleveland; Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Cleveland; St. Barbara Church, Cleveland; St. Casimir Church, Cleveland; St. Elizabeth's Magyar Church, Cleveland; St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cleveland; St. Paul's Church, Cleveland; St. Peter Church, Cleveland; Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, Cleveland; St. Stephen Church, Cleveland; St. Vitus's Church, Cleveland; St. Mary's Church, Elyria; Immaculate Conception Church, Grafton; St. Martin's Church, Valley City; St. Patrick's Church, Wellington

Former parishes: Annunciation Church, Cleveland; Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cleveland; St. Joseph's Church, Cleveland; St. Mary's on the Flats, Cleveland; Transfiguration Church, Cleveland; St. Ladislaus Church, Lorain

Higher education