Edward Weisenburger
Edward Joseph Weisenburger | |
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Bishop of Tucson | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Tucson |
Appointed | October 3, 2017 |
Installed | November 29, 2017 |
Predecessor | Gerald Frederick Kicanas |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 19, 1987 |
Consecration | May 1, 2012 by Joseph Naumann, Eusebius J. Beltran, and Paul Stagg Coakley |
Personal details | |
Born | Alton, Illinois | December 23, 1960
Previous post(s) | Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (1996-2012) Bishop of Salina (2012-2017) |
Motto | Ecce agnus Dei |
Styles of Edward Joseph Weisenburger | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Edward Joseph Weisenburger, J.C.L., is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona since 2017.
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Weisenburger was born in Alton, Illinois on December 23, 1960 and grew up primarily in Lawton, Oklahoma, although he spent two years of his childhood in Hays, Kansas. In Lawton, he attended St. Barbara's Catholic Church which closed and reopened in 1978 at a new location in Lawton under the new name of Holy Family Catholic Church. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1979. He graduated with honors from Conception Seminary College in Conception, Missouri in 1983. He then attended the American College Seminary at the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium. He graduated with honors, earning the Pontifical S.T.B. in Theology along with an M.A. in Religious Studies in 1986, and a Masters in Moral and Religious Sciences in 1987.
Ordination and ministry[]
Weisenburger was ordained a priest in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City on December 19, 1987. He also earned a Licentiate of Canon Law degree from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada in 1992. Prior to being appointed bishop, he was vicar general of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City from 1996 to 2012 and rector of the cathedral from 2002 to 2012. On October 2, 2009, he was appointed a Prelate of Honor to Pope Benedict XVI, with the title reverend monsignor. Prior to his consecration, the Diocese of Salina was without a bishop for a year and a half.[1]
Bishop of Salina, Kansas[]
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He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on February 6, 2012 and consecrated on May 1, 2012 in the Sacred Heart Cathedral.[2]
Bishop of Tucson, Arizona[]
On October 3, 2017, Bishop Weisenburger was named bishop of Tucson, Arizona, by Pope Francis.[3]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Biography / Curriculum Vitae of Bishop Weisenburger," online at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-05-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
- ^ Gordon J. Fielder, Jr., "New Catholic Diocese bishop ordained," The Salina Journal, May 2, 2012, online at http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/Bishop-Weisenburger[permanent dead link]; "Biography / Curriculum Vitae of Bishop Weisenburger," online at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-05-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
- ^ Vatican Information Service, "Daily Bulletin of 3.10.2017," online at "Resignations and Appointments". Retrieved 2017-10-03..
External links[]
Episcopal succession[]
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Roman Catholic bishops of Salina
- People from Alton, Illinois
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
- Religious leaders from Oklahoma
- People from Hays, Kansas
- Catholics from Illinois
- Catholics from Kansas
- Catholics from Oklahoma