Benedict Groeschel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benedict Groeschel

American Franciscan friar, priest, founder

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1933

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 03-Oct-2014

Profession: psychologist, Catholic priest, university teacher, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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) broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Network, as well as several serial religious specials.
He founded the Office for Spiritual Development for the Roman Catholic 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.