"New Beginnings Founded... On Long Standing Tradition."

Bishop John J. Snyder was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn in 1972. Pope John Paul II transferred him to the See of St. Augustine and he was installed as the eighth bishop of St. Augustine on December 5, 1979. As required by the Code of Canon Law, Bishop Snyder resigned on his 75th birthday, October 25, 2000.

Bishop Snyder is a regular visitor here at the high school. He says Mass and has lunch with the students on a regular basis. His episcopal motto is "Peace in Christ".

Bishop John J. Snyder High School opened its doors on August 14, 2002 to seventy-four ninth graders.