Angelo Thomas Accera O.S.B. (November 7, 1925 – July 26, 1990) was a Catholic bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Biography Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Accera entered the Benedictine order in 1944 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama."Necrology", The American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Monasteries He attended St. Benedict's College and was ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1950."Angelo T. Acerra, 64, Bishop for the Military", The New York Times, July 27, 1990 He obtained advanced degrees in canon law from Catholic University and the "Angelicum" in Rome. He was a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
He served for twenty years as a chaplain for the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel. On September 29, 1983, Accerra was appointed titular bishop of Lete and auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate and was consecrated bishop on November 29, 1983."Former bishops of the AMS", Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA He was a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on the Moral Evaluation of Deterrence."SDI: Moral Questions, Public Choices", Washington, USCCB, 1988 Bishop Acerra died July 26, 1990, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia of lung cancer.
See also
Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States Insignia of chaplain schools in the United States military List of Catholic bishops of the United States: military service Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops Military chaplain Religious symbolism in the United States military United States military chaplains
References
External links Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, official website Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20.