Paul Gregory Bootkoski


Paul Gregory Bootkoski
Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen
Bootkoski in December 2014
Church
DioceseMetuchen
AppointedJanuary 4, 2002
InstalledMarch 19, 2002
RetiredMarch 8, 2016
PredecessorVincent DePaul Breen
SuccessorJames Checchio
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 28, 1966
ConsecrationSeptember 5, 1997
by Theodore Edgar McCarrick, John Smith, and Michael Angelo Saltarelli
Personal details
Born (1940-07-04) July 4, 1940 (age 84)
MottoGod’s grace suffices
Styles of
Paul Gregory Bootkoski
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Paul Gregory Bootkoski (born July 4, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. Bootkoski served as bishop of the Latin Church Diocese of Metuchen in New Jersey from 2002 until March 8, 2016; he was replaced by Monsignor James Checchio. Bootkoski previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1997 to 2002.