Bishop gregory hartmayer biography of michael myers

He was raised in nearby Tonawanda, where he received his early education at St. Amelia School.

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He took his simple vows as a Conventual Franciscan friar on August 15, , before making his solemn profession on August 15, He also studied at St. Hyacinth College and Seminary in Granby, Massachusetts, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy in He then returned to New York to study theology at St. Bishop Hartmayer was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Howard J.

He then returned to Archbishop Curley High School, where he served as a guidance counselor and teacher and principal He served as principal of his alma mater of Cardinal O'Hara High School in Tonawanda from to , when he became principal of St. Francis High School in Athol Springs. Following a three-month sabbatical at St.

In August of that year, he was named pastor of St. Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro, Georgia. He became pastor of St. On July 19, , Bishop J.