Roger Lawrence Schwietz
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Roger Lawrence Schwietz O.M.I. | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage | |
 Roger Schwietz, photographed at the Alaska State Capitol in March 2013. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Anchorage |
| Appointed | January 18, 2000 |
| Installed | March 3, 2001 |
| Term ended | October 4, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Francis Thomas Hurley |
| Successor | Paul D. Etienne |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 20, 1967 |
| Consecration | February 2, 1990 by John Roach, Robert Brom, and Michael David Pfeifer |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1940 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Duluth |
| Motto | JESUS CHRIST IS LORD |
| Styles of Roger Lawrence Schwietz | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI (born July 3, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Anchorage from 2001 to 2016.
Before going to Alaska, Schwietz served as Bishop of Duluth in Duluth, Minnesota.
Biography[]
Early life, education and ordination[]
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Roger Schwietz was baptized on July 21, 1940, and made his profession as a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate on August 15, 1961. He studied at the University of Ottawa, from where he obtained an M.A. in 1964; and Loyola University, receiving an M.A. in Counselling Psychology in 1972.[citation needed]
Ordained to the priesthood in Rome on December 20, 1967, Schwietz earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1968. He served as associate pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in International Falls, Minnesota, from 1975 to 1978, when he was named Director of the College Seminary program for his religious institute at Creighton University.
In 1984, Schwietz became pastor of Holy Family parish in Duluth, Minnesota.
Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota[]
On December 12, 1989, Schwietz was appointed the seventh Bishop of Duluth by Pope John Paul II.[citation needed] He received his episcopal consecration on February 2, 1990 from Archbishop John Roach, with Bishops Robert Brom and Michael Pfeifer, OMI, serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth
Schwietz was awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities from Lewis University in 1998.
Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska[]
Schwietz was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, on January 18, 2000.[citation needed] He succeeded Francis Thomas Hurley as Archbishop upon the latter's resignation on March 3, 2001.
In August 2005, Schwietz he refused to permit Fr. Andrew Szymakowski to celebrate the Tridentine Mass at the latter's parish assignment within the archdiocese.
Schwietz serves as Episcopal Moderator for Teens Encounter Christ movement, having held this position since 1991. On October 2, 2006, Guzman Carriquiry, Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, met with the Archbishop, who presented Teens Encounter Christ to the Curial dicastery. Schwietz also served as Episcopal Liaison to Region I of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.
Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Schwietz served as a consultant to the Liturgy Committee (1991–1994), member (1992–2004) and chairman (elected 1998) of the Vocation Committee, and member of the Committee on the Laity (1995–1998) and chairman of its Subcommittee on Youth (1993–1998).
Schwietz also sat on the Catholic Relief Services' Board of Directions (1997–2003) and the NCCB Administrative Board (1994–1997, 1998–2002). In 2002, he became Regional Representative on the Board for the American College in Leuven, Belgium.
Pope Francis accepted Schwietz's resignation for reasons of age on October 4, 2016. Schweitz was replaced by Paul D. Etienne, formerly Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming.[1]
Schwietz currently serves as pastor of St. Andrew's Parish in Eagle River, Alaska.[1]
On April 28, 2017, Schwietz was brought to Providence Alaska Medical Center with complaints of chest pain.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Holy See Press Office. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Sullivan, Sidney. "Anchorage Archbishop Schwietz hospitalized". www.alaskasnewssource.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
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Episcopal succession[]
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Clergy from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Roman Catholic bishops of Duluth
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Anchorage
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States
- University of Ottawa alumni
- Creighton University faculty
- American people of Polish descent
- Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate