Harman, who will end a six-year term as rector at the end of June, called the appointee a “talented, generous, faithful, and holy priest.”
Since 2015, Powers has been back in Connecticut, where he serves as vicar general and moderator of the curia, and as a parish pastor, in the Diocese of Bridgeport.
Before his ordination in 1997, Powers was a financial consultant with Anderson Consulting in New York.
“Although serving as the next rector of the Pontifical North American College was neither something I ever expected nor sought, I am very grateful to be asked to take on this important role,” Powers said.
“In accepting the appointment, I ask the Lord to grant me the grace to fulfill this role faithfully, and I entrust myself to Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Humility.”
Bishop Frank Caggiano, Powers’ bishop in Bridgeport, said he was not surprised by the choice of Powers for rector of the American seminary in Rome.
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