John Favalora

In addition to his duties at St. Theresa, Favalora served as vice rector of St. John Vianney Preparatory School in New Orleans in 1964 and, in 1968, was appointed principal.

[4] Pope John Paul II appointed Favalora as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria on June 24, 1986.

[8] Favalora has served as a board member of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach.

[9] Favalora adopted the USCCB charter for the Protection of Children and Young People after being deposed and settling cases during the sexual abuse scandal in the archdiocese.

Pope Benedict XVI accepted Favarola's resignation as archbishop of Miami on April 20, 2010, eight months before he reached the mandatory retirement age of seventy-five.