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Allen Vigneron was born on 21 October, 1948 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, US, is an American Roman Catholic Archbishop. Discover Allen Vigneron's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 21 October, 1948
Birthday 21 October
Birthplace Mount Clemens, Michigan, US
Nationality United States

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1948

Allen Henry Vigneron (born October 21, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

The eldest of six children, Allen Vigneron was born on October 21, 1948, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to Elwin and Bernardine (née Kott) Vigneron.

1970

He is of French descent on his father's side and German descent on his mother's. He graduated from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit in 1970, receiving degrees in both Philosophy and Classical Languages.

1973

He then furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he obtained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1973.

1975

Upon his return to Detroit, Vigneron was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal John Dearden on July 26, 1975, at St. Clement of Rome Church in Romeo, Michigan.

He then served as associate pastor of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Harper Woods, Michigan.

1977

He returned to Rome, obtaining his Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University in 1977.

After returning to Michigan, he resumed his pastoral work in suburban Detroit.

1985

In 1985, Vigneron was appointed professor at Sacred Heart Seminary, becoming dean in 1988.

1987

Vigneron completed his graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987 with a dissertation on the philosopher Edmund Husserl.

1991

From 1991 to 1994, Vigneron served in Rome as an official in the Vatican Secretariat of State and as adjunct instructor at the Gregorian University.

He then returned to Sacred Heart Seminary as its rector.

While at Sacred Heart, Vigneron removed several teachers that he perceived as straying from church dogma.

1994

Vigneron was raised by Pope John Paul II to the rank of monsignor in 1994.

1996

On June 12, 1996, John Paul II appointed Vigneron as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit and titular bishop of Sault Sainte Marie.

He was consecrated on July 9, 1996, by Cardinal Adam Maida, with Cardinal James Hickey and Cardinal Edmund Szoka serving as co-consecrators.

2003

Vigneron previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 2003 to 2009 and as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1996 to 2003.

Vigneron was named coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Oakland on January 10, 2003.

He automatically succeeded Bishop John Cummins as the third bishop of Oakland on October 1, 2003.

While bishop Vigneron helped lead protests against same-sex marriage.

At that time, he compared abortion and stem-cell research to slavery and racism.

2009

He is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan and Ecclesiastical Superior of the Cayman Islands, serving since 2009.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Vigneron as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit on January 5, 2009, replacing Cardinal Maida.

Installed on January 28, 2009, Vigneron was the first Detroit native named archbishop of Detroit.

Vigneron was elected chair of the board of trustees of Catholic University of America on June 9, 2009.

He received the pallium from Benedict XVI on June 29, 2009, in a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

2010

The plaintiff claimed to have been raped in 2010 when he was eight years old by Aloysius Volskis, then a teacher at Bishop Kelly Catholic School in Lapeer, Michigan.

2011

On April 21, 2011, Vigneron participated in an interfaith vigil held at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan.

2019

On May 15, 2019, Vigneron published the pastoral note "The Day of the Lord", ending the practice of Catholic grade and high schools holding required sports practices and games on Sundays, in an effort to refocus that day on prayer, family and rest.

On November 12, 2019, Vigneron was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

2020

At the end of the November 2020 USCCB meeting, Bishop José Gómez, USCCB president, created a bishops' working group headed by Vigernon to formulate a plan for dealing with newly elected President Joe Biden.

According to the Washington Post, the group's work led to an unsuccessful effort by conservative bishops to approve a document at the June 2021 USCCB meeting to penalized Catholic politicians who support abortion rights for women.

On December 14, 2020, a lawsuit accused Vigernon of failing to investigate complaints of sexual abuse at Orchard Lake Schools, an educational center in the archdiocese.

Several male employees had accused Miroslaw Krol.

a priest who was chancellor of the facility, of making sexual advances on them.

A school board member, who ultimately resigned, tried to bring the allegations to Vigneron, also a member of the board.

However, Vigneron refused to listen to the allegations because he said they were second-hand.

Ned McGrath, the archdiocese spokesman, said the archdiocese did not run the facility and that Krol was under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Newark.

By February 2021, the group had finished its work, but there was uncertainty about its final report.

On March 15, 2021, a Michigan man filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against Vigneron and the archdiocese.