Angelo Thomas Accera O.S.B. (November 7, 1925 – July 26, 1990) was a

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bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Biography

Born in

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, Accera entered the Benedictine order in 1944 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama. 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
/ref> He obtained advanced degrees in canon law from

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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

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of Lete and

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of the Military Vicariate and was consecrated bishop on November 29, 1983. 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
/ref> Bishop Acerra died July 26, 1990, at his home in

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of lung cancer.

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Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
official website

GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2010-08-20. 1925 births 1990 deaths Religious leaders from Memphis, Tennessee United States Air Force colonels

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