RAPPING NYC PRIEST: Father Joseph Espaillat Will Be The Youngest Bishop In The United States Once He Is Consecrated

WNBC - TV: Rapping NYC Priest Named Youngest U.S. Bishop 

A #Bronx priest with a podcast and a flair for rap music will become the youngest bishop in the United States and one of the youngest in the world, as the Vatican announced a series of appointments on Tuesday.

Father #JosephEspaillat, 45, currently pastor of St. Anthony of Paduah Parish, was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese.

He will be ordained to the episcopacy March 1 along with Father John Bonnici, who was also elevated to auxiliary bishop.

The Catholic News Agency reported that Espaillat would be the youngest U.S. bishop, almost 15 months younger than the next on the list.

Espaillat, often called "Father J" online, is a former parochial vicar and pastor of Saint Peter’s Parish in #Yonkers, parochial vicar of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in #Manhattan, and Director of Youth Ministry for the archdiocese.

He was ordained to the priesthood in 2003.... 

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