Dominick John Lagonegro is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Background
An only child, Dominick Lagonegro was born in a hospital in White Plains, New York, to Dominick R. and Diamentina (née Morgado) Lagonegro, residents of the Silver Lake section of Harrison, New York and parishioners of the church of Saint Anthony of Padua. His father"s family had emigrated from Calabria in southern Italy, and his mother"s family from Turquel in central Portugal.
Education
He studied at Cathedral Preparatory Seminary and later at Saint Joseph"s Seminary in Yonkers.
Career
He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New New York Lagonegro was ordained to the priesthood by Terence Cardinal Cooke on May 31, 1969, and then served as parochial vicar at Saint Vito"s Church in Mamaroneck. From 1977 to 1980, he served as parochial vicar at Saint Joseph"s Church in Kingston, New York and taught at John A. Coleman Catholic High School.
He was also parochial vicar at Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie, New York from 1980 to 1989.
Lagonegro was named pastor of Saints Denis and Columba Church in Hopewell Junction in 1989, and became the founding pastor of Saint Columba after the two parishes split in 1992.
He was later raised to the rank of Monsignor in 1995, and became Vicar of Dutchess County in 1997. On October 30, 2001, Lagonegro was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of New York and Titular Bishop of Modruš by Pope John Paul World War II He received his episcopal consecration from Edward Cardinal Egan, with Bishops Henry Mansell and Robert Brucato serving as co-consecrators.
He selected as his episcopal motto: Christus Primus, meaning, "Christ First."
In addition to his duties as an auxiliary bishop, Lagonegro serves as Vicar of Orange County, Episcopal Liaison to the Catholic Chaplains Apostolate Committee in New York State, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops" Liaison to the American Catholic Correctional Chaplains Association.
We seek a society of justice and peace, not vengeance and violence.".