Background
Smith, John Mortimer Fourette was born on June 23, 1935 in Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Smith, John Mortimer Fourette was born on June 23, 1935 in Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Student, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, New Jersey. Student, South Orange, New Jersey. Student, Catholic University, Washington.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, 1961. Ordained bishop, 1988. Auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of Newark, 1987—1991.
Bishop Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, 1991—1995. Coadjutor bishop Diocese of Trenton, 1995—1997, bishop, 1997—2010, bishop emeritus, since 2010.