Francis Bible Schulte [1] ( English Francis Bible Schulte ; December 23, 1926 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA - January 17, 2016 , ibid.) - Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church , 4th Titular Bishop of Afufeni , 6th Bishop of Wheeling - Charleston , 12th Archbishop of New Orleans .
| His Eminence Archbishop | |||
| Francis Bible Schulte | |||
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| English Francis Bible Schulte | |||
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| December 6, 1988 - January 3, 2002 | |||
| Predecessor | |||
| Successor | |||
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| June 4, 1985 - December 6, 1988 | |||
| Predecessor | Joseph Howard Hodges | ||
| Successor | Bernard William Schmitt | ||
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| June 27, 1981 - June 4, 1985 | |||
| Church | Roman Catholic | ||
| Predecessor | Victor Manuel Lopez Forero | ||
| Successor | Alfred John Markevich | ||
| Birth | December 23, 1926 Philadelphia , PA , USA | ||
| Death | January 17, 2016 (89 years old) Philadelphia , PA, USA | ||
| Buried | |||
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania on December 23, 1927. After studying at the Norwood Academy and he enrolled at the in . He defended his master 's degree in political science at the University of Pennsylvania and continued his studies at the [2] .
On May 10, 1952, he was ordained a priest and was appointed chief curator of all Catholic schools in Philadelphia. From 1960 to 1970, he occupied the position of assistant, and from 1970 to 1980 - head of the department of Catholic education throughout the Philadelphia archdiocese, responsible for the work of more than 300 educational institutions with nearly 200,000 students. While serving as an assistant leader, he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as a papal chaplain with the title of Monsignor. In 1980 he was appointed rector of the church of St. Margaret in . On August 12, 1981, he was elevated to the titular bishops of Afufeni and appointed coadjutor and vicar general of the Philadelphia archdiocese. The consecration took place in Philadelphia on August 12 of the same year; Archbishop John Joseph Krol , co-served by bishops and [2], was the .
On June 4, 1985, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II the Sixth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. On the chair ascended July 31 of the same year. But already on December 13, 1988, the same Pope appointed him the twelfth archbishop of New Orleans and head of the New Orleans church province. On February 14, 1989, in the Cathedral of St. Louis, Francis Bible Schulte ascended the pulpit in the presence of 4 cardinals, 14 archbishops and 59 bishops. It was the most numerous bishop meeting in the history of the Catholic Church in New Orleans [2] [3] .
The Archbishop served on the Board of Trustees of the Catholic University of America and the Board of Directors of the . In the conference of US Catholic bishops, he headed the committee on education and oversaw issues related to secular and spiritual Catholic education in the United States. Francis Bible Schulte is an honorary doctor of seven institutions of higher education [2] . From January 3, 2002 is at rest. He died on January 17, 2016 in Philadelphia, to which he moved from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina [4] .
Notes
- ↑ German surname, pronounced SHOOL-tee in English
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Archbishop Schulte, Twelfth Archbishop (eng.) . Bishops of Archdiocese . Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis The appeal date is September 25, 2015.
- ↑ Sheila Grissett. Bishop Francis B. Schulte named 12th archbishop of New Orleans, replacing retiring Archbishop Philip Hannan (Eng.) . Nola Media Group. The appeal date is September 25, 2015.
- ↑ Dominic Massa. Archbishop emeritus Francis Schulte dies at 89 (Eng.) . WWLTV-TV. The date of appeal is January 18, 2016.
Links
- Archbishop Francis Bible Schulte . Catholic Hierarchy. - The article "Archbishop Francis Bible Schulte" on the website with materials about the Catholic hierarchy. Date of circulation is September 25, 2015. (English)