Background
Gerety, Peter Leo was born on July 19, 1912 in Shelton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Peter Leo and Charlotte (Daly) Gerety.
Gerety, Peter Leo was born on July 19, 1912 in Shelton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Peter Leo and Charlotte (Daly) Gerety.
Student, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1934; student, Seminaire St. Sulpice, Paris, France, 1939.
Ordained priest Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut, 1939. Assistant pastor New Haven, 1939—1942. Director Blessed Martin de Porres Interracial Center, 1942—1956.
Pastor New Haven, 1956—1966. Ordained bishop, 1966. Coadjutor bishop Diocese of Portland, Maine, 1966—1969, apostolic administrator, 1967—1969, bishop, 1969—1974.
Archbishop Archdiocese of Newark, 1974—1986, archbishop emeritus, since 1986.