Robert Milner Coerver
Robert Milner Coerver | |
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Bishop of Lubbock | |
Archdiocese | San Antonio |
Diocese | Lubbock |
Appointed | September 27, 2016 |
Installed | November 21, 2016 |
Predecessor | Plácido Rodriguez |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 27, 1980 (40 years ago) |
Consecration | November 21, 2016 by Gustavo García-Siller, Gregory Kelly, and Plácido Rodriguez |
Personal details | |
Born | Dallas, Texas | June 6, 1954
Motto | SUSCIPE DOMINE |
Styles of Robert Milner Coerver | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Robert Milner Coerver (born June 6, 1954) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the Bishop for the Diocese of Lubbock since 2016.
Biography[]
On June 27, 1980, Coerver was ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis appointed Coerver bishop for the Diocese of Lubbock on September 27, 2016.[1][2] On November 21, 2016, Coerver was consecrated as bishop.
Prior to becoming the Bishop of Lubbock, Bishop Coerver was the pastor at in Dallas, Texas.
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[]
- ^ "Pope Names Dallas Priest as Bishop of Lubbock, Texas; Accepts Resignation of Bishop Rodríguez". Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Diocese of Lubbock Announces Appointment of Third Bishop". Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Clergy from Dallas
- Catholics from Texas
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
- American Roman Catholic bishop stubs