Rt. Rev. John F. Newbauer, OCCA Bishop in Fort Wayne, IN
Bishop John was born in Hillsdale, Michigan and grew up in New Haven, Indiana. He graduated from Brunnerdale Seminary High School and attended Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN for two years and then graduated from Saint Francis College (now the University of St. Francis) in Fort Wayne with his B.A. and later an M.S.Ed. in psychology. He earned a certificate in rehabilitation administration from DePaul University and later graduated from Ball State University with an Ed.D. majoring in counseling psychology and guidance. He also earned a postgraduate certificate in Adlerian Psychotherapy from the Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago, now Adler University.
Bishop John is a licensed health service provider (HSPP) in psychology in Indiana and holds a diplomate in Adlerian Psychology from the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.
Professional experience includes work as an elementary teacher and guidance counselor, a psychologist and administrator in centers for persons with developmental disabilities and later a comprehensive mental health center. He founded Phoenix Associates, Inc. and worked there for 23 years before leaving to work for the Allen Superior Court as the Director of Treatment and Diagnostic Services. He served as Executive Director of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, Administrator, Faculty Member and Board Member of the International Committee for Adlerian Summer Schools and Institutes and has supervised psychology interns at Park Center in Fort Wayne. He is currently semi-retired and does consulting with mental health professionals. He has publications on working with sexual offenders and victims and also spirituality and mental health.
In addition to his clinical work, Bishop John served as Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University’s Rehabilitation Institute (1976-77), Assistant Professor and Acting Head of the Psychology at St. Francis College (1982-1986), as an adjunct professor (1986-1990) at Ball State University, and as Core Faculty (1990-2008). at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago (now Adler University).
Bishop John does not have a degree in theology or divinity. He completed training as a catechist for the Fort Wayne Diocese and later was a student at the Crosier House of Studies in Fort Wayne and has participated in a variety of retreats and conferences on religion and theology on a regular basis. Bishop John entered OCCA in 2003 under the guidance of our former Archbishop E. Brian “Skip” Carston who provided mentoring and a variety of assigned readings and activities preparing him for ordination later that year. Bishop John is co-pastor of St. Mary Magdala Spiritual Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana and serves as Director of Vocations and Training for OCCA.
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