Joseph W. Tobin


Joseph W. Tobin

Cardinal,
Archbishop of Newark
Cardinal Tobin in 2017
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseNewark
AppointedNovember 7, 2016
InstalledJanuary 6, 2017
PredecessorJohn J. Myers
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale
Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJune 1, 1978
by William Edward Cousins
ConsecrationOctober 9, 2010
by Tarcisio Bertone
Created cardinalNovember 19, 2016
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born (1952-05-03) May 3, 1952 (age 72)
Detroit, Michigan,
United States
ParentsJoseph W. Tobin & Marie Terese Kerwin
MottoGaudete in Domino
(Rejoice in the Lord)
Styles of
Joseph W. Tobin
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeNewark
Ordination history of
Joseph W. Tobin
History
Diaconal ordination
DateApril 30, 1978
Priestly ordination
DateJune 1, 1978
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorTarcisio Bertone, SDB
Co-consecratorsFranc Rode, CM
Agostino Vallini
DateOctober 9, 2010
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
DateNovember 19, 2016

Joseph William Tobin, CSsR, (born May 3, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Redemptorist order, he has been the Archbishop of Newark since 2017. He previously served as the Archbishop of Indianapolis from 2012 to 2016 and as secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 2010 to 2012. He has been a cardinal since November 19, 2016.