Bishop Peter J. Jugis

Birth date: March 3, 1957
Seminary: Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy, 1979-1984.
Ordained to Priesthood: June 12, 1983 by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy.
Ordained to Bishop: Oct. 24, 2003 at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.
Former diocesan titles/positions: When appointment to bishop was announced Aug. 1, 2003, he was pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe and judicial vicar (leader) of the diocesan marriage tribunal, which studies cases of marriage nullity when married couples petition for a marriage annulment in order to remarry in the Catholic Church.
Pastoral background: After ordination, in summer 1983 Bishop Jugis was in residence (temporary position) at St. Ann Catholic Church in Charlotte. He soon returned to Rome to complete his licentiate (similar to a master’s degree) in church canon law.
Summer 1984—Summer 1985: Bishop Jugis was appointed parochial vicar (assistant pastor) of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Winston-Salem.
Summer 1985—Fall 1985: Bishop Jugis was appointed temporary administrator of Holy Infant Catholic Church in Reidsville for the summer, then returned to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Winston-Salem.
Nov. 1985: Bishop Jugis was appointed parochial vicar of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Charlotte. Then-Bishop John F. Donoghue of Charlotte also appointed Bishop Jugis as a judge on the marriage tribunal.
Aug. 1987: Bishop John F. Donoghue sent Bishop Jugis to study for his doctorate in church canon law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Fall 1988—Summer 1989: Bishop Jugis returned to the Diocese of Charlotte and was appointed parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salisbury, N.C.
Summer 1989—Summer 1991: Bishop Jugis returned to Catholic University of America to continue doctorate studies.
Summer 1991—Summer 1993: Bishop Jugis was appointed as parochial vicar of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Winston-Salem, N.C.
May 1993: Bishop Jugis received his doctorate in church canon law from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Summer 1993—March 1996: Bishop Jugis was appointed pastor of Holy Infant Catholic Church in Reidsville. He would travel one day a week to Charlotte to work with the marriage tribunal.
March 1996—Summer 1997: Bishop Jugis was appointed pastor of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church in Belmont, N.C.
Summer 1997—Nov. 1998: Bishop Jugis was in residence at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, N.C., while working full-time with the marriage tribunal.
Nov. 1998—Summer 1999: Bishop Jugis was appointed administrator of Holy Spirit in Denver, N.C.
Summer 1999—Summer 2001: Bishop Jugis worked full-time with the marriage tribunal in Charlotte, N.C.
Summer 2001—Present: Bishop Jugis was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Monroe, N.C., while working as judicial vicar for the marriage tribunal.
October 2003: Appointed to Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte on Oct. 24, 2003 at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.
Other information: Bishop Jugis is a native of Charlotte, N.C.
High School: South Mecklenburg High School; graduated 1975.
College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte; graduated 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.