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| Occupation | American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church |
Peter Leo Gerety (b. July 19, 1912, in Shelton, Connecticut) is the oldest living American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey.
Bishop Gerety was ordained a priest on June 29, 1939, and ordained a bishop on June 1, 1966. He retired on June 3, 1986.
The Archbishop Gerety Fund for Ecclesiastical History was established by Bishop Gerety to advance studies in ecclesiastical history.