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Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. (December 13, 1929 – February 21, 2013) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida (1986–1990) and as the third bishop of the Diocese of Orlando in Florida (1990–2004).
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Norbert Dorsey S.P. | |
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| Bishop of Orlando | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Orlando |
| In office | March 20, 1990 - November 13, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Grady |
| Successor | Thomas Wenski |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (1986–1990) Titular Bishop of Mactaris |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 28, 1956 |
| Consecration | March 19, 1986 by Edward A. McCarthy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1929 |
| Died | February 21, 2013 (aged 83) Orlando, Florida, US |
| Coat of arms | |
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Dorsey Dorsey was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 13, 1929. He made profession as a member of the clerical Congregation of the Passion on August 15, 1949, when he was 19 years old.
On April 28, 1956, Dorsey was ordained a priest in that Congregation. In 1976, Dorsey was elected to the General Council of the Passionists worldwide, and re-elected in 1982.[citation needed]
Pope John Paul II appointed Dorsey as titular bishop of Mactaris and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami on January 19, 1986, He was consecrated on March 19, 1986, with Archbishop Edward McCarthy as the principal consecrator: and as co-consecrators Bishop Joseph Maguire and Bishop Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss.
On March 20, 1990, Dorsey was appointed by John Paul II as the third bishop of the Diocese of Orlando. Dorsey resigned as bishop of Orlando on November 13, 2004, upon reaching 75 years of age.[citation needed]Norbert Dorsey died after a long battle with cancer in Orlando, Florida, aged 83.[1]
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