--- title: "3 John Ricard Quotes - Famous Catholic priest" description: "American Roman Catholic bishop... | John Huston Ricard was an American Catholic prelate who served as superior general of the Society of St. Joseph of t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-john-ricard-79217.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-john-ricard-79217.jpg) # John Ricard (1940–2026) Catholic Priest **3** quotes in **58** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Ricard was a Catholic priest. ## Quick Facts About John Ricard Born February 29, 1940 Died May 20, 2026 Profession Catholic Priest ## About John Ricard American Roman Catholic bishop... \| John Huston Ricard was an American Catholic prelate who served as superior general of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart from 2019 until his death in 2026. He previously served as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee from 1997 to 2011, and as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimor ## Quotes by John Ricard > [The Catholic community, with many others, has long worked for this new commitment on global health and debt relief (President George W.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ricard/the-catholic-community-with-many-others-has-long-worked-for-this-new/) John Ricard [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/john-ricard-79217_aids_the-catholic-community-with-many-others_1399338.png) > [Our efforts cannot and should not substitute for just public policies and effective programs to meet the needs of the hungry...Money, food,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ricard/our-efforts-cannot-and-should-not-substitute-for-just-public-policies/) John Ricard [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/john-ricard-79217_abandoned_our-efforts-cannot-and-should-not-substi_1586156.png) > [The merits of deeper debt cancellation, when accompanied by conditions of accountability and transparency on the part of recipient countries, have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ricard/the-merits-of-deeper-debt-cancellation-when-accompanied-by-conditions/) John Ricard [Accountability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accountability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/john-ricard-79217_accountability_the-merits-of-deeper-debt-cancellation-w_2344077.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ricard/#itemlist", "name": "John Ricard Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Catholic community, with many others, has long worked for this new commitment on global health and debt relief (President George W. 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