Joseph Charron
Joseph Léo Charron | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines | |
Church | Latin Church |
Appointed | November 12, 1993 |
Installed | January 21, 1994 |
Term ended | April 10, 2007 |
Predecessor | William Henry Bullock |
Successor | Richard Pates |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 3, 1967 |
Consecration | January 25, 1990 by John Robert Roach, John Francis Kinney, and Thomas C. Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Redfield, South Dakota | December 30, 1939
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Joseph Léo Charron is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Charron served as Bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines in Iowa from 1994 to 2007 and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 1990 to 1994.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Joseph Charron was born in Redfield, South Dakota, on December 30, 1939. He is one of eight children.[1]Charron made his religious profession as a member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood on August 15, 1961.[2][1]Charron received his Bachelor of Theology degree in 1963 and his Master's degree in 1966 from the University of Dayton. He earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at Lateran University in Rome in 1968, and a doctorate at the Academia Alfonsiana in Rome in 1970.[1]
Priesthood[]
On June 3, 1967, Charron was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Edward A. McCarthy in Carthagena, Ohio.[1][2]In 1970, Charron served as an Assistant Professor of Theology at St. John's University. In 1976, he became Assistant General Secretary and Associate General Secretary of the United States Catholic Conference and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. In 1979, Charron was appointed provincial director of the Kansas City Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Charron returned to St. John's University in 1987, becoming an Adjunct Professor of Theology.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis[]
On November 12, 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed Charron as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Bencenna. He was consecrated on January 25, 1990 by Archbishop John Roach.[2][1]
Bishop of Des Moines[]
On January 21, 1994, John Paul II appointed Charron as Bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines. [2]
On September 19, 2003, Charron permanently suspended three diocese priest from ministry due to sexual abuse allegations: Albert Wilwerding, John Ryan, and Richard Wagner. Charron was following the recommendations of an internal committee that had recommended their dismissal and ultimate laicization.[3]
Retirement[]
On April 10, 2007, Charron sent a letter of resignation to Pope Benedict XVI, citing a chronic form of an inflammatory disease.[4][1]
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[]
- ^ a b c d e f g Moines, Diocese of Des. "https://www.dmdiocese.org/about-us/past-bishops/bishop-charron". www.dmdiocese.org. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
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- ^ a b c d "Bishop Joseph Leo Charron [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Des Moines Bishop dismisses three priests over sexual abuse". Radio Iowa. 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Bishop of Des Moines Catholic Diocese says health led him to retire". Radio Iowa. April 10, 2007.
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- Living people
- University of Dayton alumni
- Alphonsian Academy alumni
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- People from Redfield, South Dakota
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Roman Catholic bishops of Des Moines
- Religious leaders from Minnesota
- Catholics from South Dakota
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