Diocese of Mandeville

Roman Catholic Bishop of Mandeville

Bishop Tiedemann, C.P. has been serving as Second Consultor since his election in May 2006 by the 47th Provincial Chapter of the Province of St. Paul of the Cross.

Born: March 5, 1948 Brooklyn, NY, USA
Father: Robert (deceased)
Mother: Mary Enright (living)

Bishop Tiedemann, C.P. made his first profession as a Passionist on August 22, 1971, his final profession on August 22, 1974, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 1975.

Bishop Tiedemann, C.P. received an M.A.-M.Div. Degree from St. John's University, Long Island, NY, in 1976. Also that year he studied Spanish at the Instituto de Idiomas in Bolivia and in Colombia.

Until his election as Consultor to the Provincial of the Passionists in New   Jersey, Bishop Tiedemann, C.P., worked exclusively in pastoral ministry in the United States and in Honduras:
1977 - 78                     Catholic Charities of Jamaica, NY
1975 - 82                     Jamaica, NY, Parish
1982 - 84                     Union City, NJ, Parish
1984 - 87                     Blessed Sacrament Parish of Springfield, MA
1987 - 94                     Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1995 - 97                     Union City, NJ, Parish
1997 - 98                     Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica, NY
1998 - 2005                 Visitation of the BVM Parish, Brooklyn, NY
                                    Hispanic Ministry
2005 - 2006               Honduras

He was named the 3rd Bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville by Pope Benedict XVI on May 20, 2008.






				Roman Catholic Bishop of Mandeville Bishop Tiedemann, C.P. has been serving as Second Consultor since his election in May 2006 by the 47th Provincial Chapter of the Province of St. Paul of the Cross. Born: March 5, 1948 Brooklyn, NY, USA Father: Robert (deceased) Mother: Mary Enright (living) Bishop Tiedemann, C.P. made his first profession as a Passionist on August 22, 1971, his final profession on August 22, 1974, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 1975. Bishop Tiedemann, C.P. received an M.A.-M.Div. Degree from St. John's University, Long Island, NY, in 1976. Also that year he studied Spanish at the Instituto de Idiomas in Bolivia and in Colombia. Until his election as Consultor to the Provincial of the Passionists in New Jersey, Bishop Tiedemann, C.P., worked exclusively in pastoral ministry in the United States and in Honduras: 1977 - 78 Catholic Charities of Jamaica, NY 1975 - 82 Jamaica, NY, Parish 1982 - 84 Union City, NJ, Parish 1984 - 87 Blessed Sacrament Parish of Springfield, MA 1987 - 94 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1995 - 97 Union City, NJ, Parish 1997 - 98 Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica, NY 1998 - 2005 Visitation of the BVM Parish, Brooklyn, NY Hispanic Ministry 2005 - 2006 Honduras He was named the 3rd Bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville by Pope Benedict XVI on May 20, 2008.
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