Paul Stephen Loverde (born September 3, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. Loverde served as bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Northern Virginia from 1998 to 2016. Loverde previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in Northern New York from 1993 to 1998 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut from 1988 to 1993. Biography Early life and education Paul Loverde was born on September 3, 1940, in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Paul and Ann Marie () Loverde. Loverde received his secondary school education at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by an education at Saint Bernard Seminary College in Rochester, New York. Loverde graduated with a bachelor degree (summa cum laude) from Saint Bernard in 1962 and was chosen to study in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Loverde earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology there in 1966. Ordination and ministry Loverde was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Norwich on December 18, 1965, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Bishop Francis F. Reh. After completing his studies in Rome in 1966, Loverde returned to Connecticut. Loverde served assistant pastor at St. Sebastian Parish in Middletown, Connecticut and as a religion teacher at various high schools. He also served as campus chaplain at the following institutions in Connecticut: Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut College in New London Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic Loverde also serve as an instructor of canon law at Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. In 1982, he received a Licentiate of Canon Law from the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law in Washington, DC. Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford On February 3, 1988, Pope John Paul II named Loverde as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford and titular bishop of Octabia. He was consecrated on April 12, 1988, by Archbishop John F. Whealon at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut Loverde chose his episcopal motto, "Encourage and Teach with Patience," (2 Timothy 4:2) from Second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy, expressing his belief that, as Bishop, it is "his duty and calling by God to encourage and teach the faith to those who need it, with the gentle patience that each of God's children may need." Bishop of Ogdensburg On November 11, 1993, John Paul II appointed Loverde as the eleventh bishop