John Huston Ricard


John Huston Ricard

Superior General of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart
Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola–Tallahassee
DiocesePensacola–Tallahassee
AppointedJanuary 20, 1997
InstalledMarch 13, 1997
RetiredMarch 11, 2011
PredecessorJohn Mortimer Smith
SuccessorGregory Parkes
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1968
by Robert Emmet Tracy
ConsecrationJuly 2, 1984
by William Donald Borders, Thomas Austin Murphy, and Eugene Antonio Marino
Personal details
Born (1940-02-29) February 29, 1940 (age 84)
EducationSt. Vincent Seminary
St. Joseph's Seminary
Tulane University
Catholic University of America
MottoGod is gracious
Styles of
John Huston Ricard
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. (born February 29, 1940) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee from 1997 to 2011 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1984 to 1997.[1]

Ricard was elected superior general of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 2019 and reelected in 2023.

  1. ^ "Bishop John Huston Ricard [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-08.