Neil Edward Tiedemann

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| name = Neil Edward Tiedemann

| honorific-suffix = C.P.

| title = Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn
Titular Bishop of Cova

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| church = Roman Catholic Church

| archdiocese = New York

| diocese = Brooklyn

| appointed = April 29, 2016

| enthroned = August 4, 2016

| retired = June 30, 2023

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| other_post = Titular Bishop of Cova

| previous_post = {{bulleted list| |Bishop of Mandeville (2008-2016) }}

| ordination = May 16, 1975

| ordained_by = Francis John Mugavero

| consecration = August 6, 2008

| consecrated_by = Donald James Reece, Charles Dufour, and Thomas Vose Daily

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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York

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| motto = By His wounds we are healed

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Neil Edward Tiedemann C.P. (born March 5, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn from 2016 to 2023 and as bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville in Jamaica from 2008 to 2016.

Biography

= Early life =

Neil Tiedemann was born on March 5, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised in Long Island. He graduated from Holy Cross Seminary, a minor seminary operated by the Congregation of the Passion in Dunkirk, New York. Tiedemann then attended Holy Family Seminary in West Hartford Connecticut. He graduated from LaSalle University in Philadelphia in 1970 with a Bachelor of Sociology degree.{{Cite web |last= |date=2011-06-04 |title=Most Rev. Neil Tiedemann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |url=https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/bishops/bishop-neil-tiedemann-auxiliary-bishop/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Diocese of Brooklyn |language=en-US}} Tiedemann professed to the Congregation of the Passion on August 22, 1971, and made his final vows to them on August 22, 1974.{{Cite web |title=Bishop Neil Edward Tiedemann [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btied.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}

= Priesthood =

On May 16, 1975, Tiedemann was ordained to the priesthood for the Passionists by Bishop Francis John Mugavero in Brooklyn. That same year, Tiedemann received a Master of Theology degree and a Master of Divinity degree from St. John’s University in New York City.

The Passionists first assigned Tiedemann as parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception Parish in Queens, New York. During this period, he also worked for Catholic Charities. In 1982, Tiedemann left Immaculate Conception to work at St. Joseph Parish in Union City, New Jersey, and Blessed Sacrament in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Passionists then sent him to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he helped found Casa Pasionista, an HIV/AIDS hospice.

= Bishop of Mandeville =

On May 2, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Tiedemann as bishop of Mandeville. He was consecrated by Archbishop Donald Reece at Saint Paul of the Cross Cathedral in Mandeville, Jamaica on August 6, 2008.

= Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn =

Pope Francis appointed Tiedemann as an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn on April 29, 2016; he was installed on August 4, 2016.{{cite news |url=http://www.usccb.org/news/2016/16-052e.cfm |title= Pope Names Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn |accessdate=April 29, 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/brooklyn-diocese-welcomes-new-auxiliary-bishop/ |title=BROOKLYN DIOCESE WELCOMES NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP |accessdate=April 29, 2016}} As auxiliary bishop, he was assigned as pastor of St. Matthias Parish in Queens. He also served as the vicar for West Indian, Caribbean, and African-American Catholics

= Retirement =

Tiedemann submitted his resignation to Pope Francis after reaching his 75th birthday. The pope accepted it on June 30, 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2023/pope-francis-accepts-resignation-auxiliary-bishop-neil-tiedemann-cp/ |title=Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P. |accessdate=June 30, 2023}}