Henry J. Mansell family name Mansell
Biography
Early life
Henry Mansell was born on October 10, 1937, in the Bronx section of New York City to Henry and Bridget (née Finn) Mansell, and baptized at St. Augustine's Church in the Bronx three weeks later. He has a sister, Ann. Mansell attended Cathedral College in Manhattan from 1951 to 195.  He then entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1959.Priesthood
Mansell was ordained to the priesthood in Rome for the Archdiocese of New York by  Archbishop Martin O'Connor on December 19, 1962. He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1963, and did postgraduate work at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. until 1965.Mansell served as a parish priest at parishes in Harrison, New York, the Bronx, and Saints John and Paul Parish in Larchmont, New York. He was appointed director of the Office of Parish Councils on June 9, 1972, and vice chancellor of the archdiocese on July 1, 1985. On March 17, 1986, Mansell was raised by the Vatican to the rank of honorary prelate. He later became director of priest personnel and chancellor (1988) of the archdiocese.
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