Background
Jenik was born on Manhattan and was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Cathedral College High School.
Jenik was born on Manhattan and was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Cathedral College High School.
He studied for the priesthood at Saint Joseph"s Seminary in Dunwoodie. He studied Spanish at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and earned a master"s degree in education from Fordham University.
Jenik was ordained a priest by Cardinal Terence Cooke on May 30, 1970. His pastoral assignments were all in The Bronx. They included parochial vicar at Saint Jerome’s parish from 1970 to 1974, Saint Thomas Aquinas parish from 1974 to 1978 and Our Lady of Refuge parish from 1978 to 1985.
He then served as pastor at Our Lady of Refuge from 1985 to 2014.
Jenik was named a monsignor in 1995, and served as regional vicar for the Northeast Bronx from 2006 to 2014. Jenik was named the Titular Bishop of Druas and Auxiliary Bishop of New York by Pope Francis on June 14, 2014.
He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in Saint Patrick"s Cathedral on August 4, 2014. New York auxiliary bishops Gerald Thomas Walsh and Dominick John Lagonegro were the co-consecrators.