Benedict Groeschel
Benedict Joseph Groeschel, C.F.R. (July 23, 1933 – October 3, 2014) was an American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, retreat master, author, psychologist, activist, and television host. He hosted the television talk program Sunday Night Prime (originally Sunday Night Live) on the Eternal Word Television Network, as well as several serial religious specials.
Benedict Joseph Groeschel | |
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| Founder and Community Servant | |
Groeschel in 2009 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Elected | 1987 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1959 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Peter Groeschel July 23, 1933 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | October 3, 2014 (aged 81) Totowa, New Jersey, United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in religion, D.Ed. in psychology |
Groeschel founded the Office for Spiritual Development for the Archdiocese of New York. He was Associate Director of the Trinity Retreat House for clergy and executive director of St. Francis House. He was professor of pastoral psychology at St. Joseph's Seminary in New York and an adjunct professor at the Institute for Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia. He was one of the founders of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and among his close friends were Mother Teresa, Mother Angelica and Alice von Hildebrand.