Rev. Mr. Bob Anderson
Deacon Bob Anderson was born in Dunkirk,
New York and moved to
Salamanca,
New York at the age of 4. He has one sister,
Midge, three brothers, Art, Dick (deceased) and Mike who is a
Permanent Deacon in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York.
Deacon Bob and his wife Geri Loy have four children, a son in
Kentucky, two daughters in
Connecticut, and one daughter in Heaven.
Deacon Bob was ordained on
June 4, 1982 in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut
by Archbishop John Whealan. He was assigned to Mary Our Queen Parish
in Southington
where he served as director of the parish confirmation program,
trained parish lectors, and worked with the St. Vincent de Paul
homeless shelter.
He and his family moved to Manchester,
New Hampshire in October 1995 and was
assigned to St. Kathryn Parish in Hudson.
His ministries included “Coming Home” for returning Catholics,
sacramental preparation for baptism and marriage, Lazarus ministry
for bereavement, pastoral work, liturgical ministry and “anything
the pastor asked him to do.”
Deacon Bob has an Associate’s Degree in civil engineering and
worked for 35 years in a high-tech industry and retired from a
multi-national, hi-tech company in December 2000. He then worked for
the Diocese of Manchester for 4 years as Director of Respect Life
Office, Director of Institutional Ministries and Co-Director of the
Office of Public Policy. He fully retired in July 2005 and relocated
in Florida in October
of that same year.
