Background
Sullivan, Joseph Martin was born on March 23, 1930 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas and Margaret Sullivan.
Sullivan, Joseph Martin was born on March 23, 1930 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas and Margaret Sullivan.
Attended, Manhattan College. Graduate, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, New York, 1956. Master of Arts, Fordham University School Social Work, 1961.
Master of Public Administration, New York University.
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Sullivan was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn on June 2, 1956. He was elected executive vice-president of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities United States of America in 1979. Sullivan was appointed titular bishop of Suliana on October 4, 1980 and was consecrated bishop on November 24, 1980.
As auxiliary, Bishop Sullivan held the titles of Vicar for Human Services and regional bishop for the 62 parishes of Brooklyn"s West Vicariate.
Sullivan served as chairman of the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens and of the Social Develop and World Peace department of the United States. bishops" conference. In the late 1990s, Bishop Sullivan chaired an ad hoc committee to produce a pastoral letter on charity, with which he intended "to reclaim the meaning of charity."
Sullivan retired on May 12, 2005.
He died on June 7, 2013 from injuries sustained in an auto accident May 30, 2013.
Member of United States Catholic Conference (chairman Social Development & World Peace department).