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The Archdiocese of St. Louis ( la, Archidiœcesis Sancti Ludovici) is a
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of the
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that covers the
City of St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
and the
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counties of
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,
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, Lincoln, Perry, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis,
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, and
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. It is the
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of the
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containing three suffragan sees: Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, the
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, and the
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. It was led from 2009 to 2020 by former Bishop of Saginaw
Robert James Carlson Robert James Carlson (born June 30, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2009 to 2020. Carlson previously served as an auxiliary bishop ...
, who was named the archbishop-elect on April 21, 2009, by
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and installed on June 10, 2009. Archbishop Carlson was assisted by Auxiliary Bishop
Robert Joseph Hermann Robert Joseph Hermann (born August 12, 1934) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2002 to 2010. Biography Early life Robert Hermann was b ...
, who retired in 2010. Then, Auxiliary Bishop Edward Matthew Rice served from 2010 to 2016, and was in turn replaced by
Mark Steven Rivituso Mark Steven Rivituso (born September 20, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri since 2017. Biography Early life Mark S. Rivituso was bo ...
, who was appointed in 2017. Carlson's predecessor as
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was Raymond Leo Burke, who transferred to the position of Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura on June 27, 2008. Carlson retired on June 10, 2020, and on that day,
Mitchell Thomas Rozanski Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (born August 6, 1958) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri since 2020. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese o ...
, the Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, was appointed his successor. The archdiocesan
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is the
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. The original cathedral and mother church is the
Basilica of St. Louis, King of France The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France (french: Cathédrale Saint-Louis-Roi-de-France de Saint-Louis), formerly the Cathedral of Saint Louis, and colloquially the Old Cathedral, was the first cathedral west of the Mississippi River and until ...
.


History


Early history

The first parish of Saint Louis was established in 1770 by French settlers to the region. The parish was then part of the Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, based in
Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
. It was later incorporated into the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas when it was erected on April 25, 1793, which originally encompassed the entire Louisiana Purchase as well as the Florida peninsula and the Gulf Coast. The oldest parish in the diocese is St. Genevieve parish founded in 1759 in
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Ste. Genevieve (french: Sainte-Geneviève ) is a city in Ste. Genevieve Township and is the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,999 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1735 by French Canadian colonist ...
Pope Pius VI erected the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas encompassing the pioneer parishes of St Louis, New Orleans, and
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
and both Florida colonies on April 25, 1793, taking its territory from the Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, based in
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. The diocese originally encompassed the entire territory of the
Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app ...
, from the
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to British North America, as well as the Florida peninsula and the Gulf Coast.Points, Marie Louise. "New Orleans." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. November 19, 2017 This date of erection makes the present Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Louis and the Archdiocese of New Orleans the second oldest Catholic dioceses in the present United States after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, which the same pope had erected as the Diocese of Baltimore on November 6, 1789. The new diocese encompassed the area under the Spanish crown as
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, which was all the land draining into the Mississippi River from the west, as well as Spanish territory to the east of the river in modern-day
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,
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, and
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. In April 1803, the United States purchased
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from France, which had in 1800 forced Spain to retrocede the territory in the
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret agreement signed on 1 October 1800 between the Spanish Empire and the French Republic by which Spain agreed in principle to exchange its North American colony of Louisiana for territories in Tuscany. ...
. The United States took formal possession of St Louis, then part of Upper Louisiana, on March 10, 1804.
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, the
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, served as
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of the diocese from 1805 to 1812. The area's first bishop was Louis William Valentine Dubourg, who on September 24, 1815, was appointed Bishop of
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and the East and West Florida">West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...
] Two Floridas by
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. He was the Bishop of the Louisiana Territory from 1815 to 1826.[Dolan, Timothy Michael. Archdiocese of St. Louis: Three Centuries of Catholicism, 1700-2000. Strasbourg, France: Editions Du Signe, 2001. Print.] DuBourg chose to set up his
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in St. Louis. In 1823,
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appointed
Joseph Rosati Joseph Rosati (30 January 1789 – 25 September 1843) was an Italian-born Catholic missionary to the United States who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Louis between 1826 and 1843. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, ...
to the office of
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of the diocese. On August 19, 1825,
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erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Alabama and the Floridas, taking its territory from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas. Although the two Florida territories were no longer part of the diocese, he did not change its title. But soon after, Bishop Rosati abruptly resigned the office of coadjutor bishop during a trip to Rome after which the Vatican decided to split the diocese again, making St. Louis a separate see. On July 18, 1826, the same pope * Erected the Diocese of St. Louis, taking its territory from the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas and the Diocese of Durango, * Erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Mississippi, taking its territory from the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas, * Erected the
Diocese of New Orleans The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans ( la, Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, french: Archidiocèse de la Nouvelle-Orléans, es, Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleans) is an diocese, ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church spanning J ...
, taking its territory from the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas, and * Appointed Bishop Rosati as apostolic administrator of both the Diocese of New Orleans and the Diocese of St. Louis.


Diocese

After Bishop Dubourg's resignation and transfer to lead the
diocese of Montauban The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Albani''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Montauban'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese is coextensive with Tarn-et-Garonne ...
, France, the diocese of Louisiana was split, giving New Orleans a bishop again, and the Diocese of St. Louis was erected on July 18, 1826, by
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. When founded, it included the state of
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, the western half of
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, and all American territory west of the
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and north of the state of
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. It was the largest American diocese, equaling in extent all of the other nine dioceses. Its first bishop,
Joseph Rosati Joseph Rosati (30 January 1789 – 25 September 1843) was an Italian-born Catholic missionary to the United States who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Louis between 1826 and 1843. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, ...
, led the Catholic Church's expansion of its presence in these areas, and built its first cathedral, now known as the
Basilica of St. Louis, King of France The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France (french: Cathédrale Saint-Louis-Roi-de-France de Saint-Louis), formerly the Cathedral of Saint Louis, and colloquially the Old Cathedral, was the first cathedral west of the Mississippi River and until ...
. He was the Bishop of St. Louis from 1826 to 1843. On July 28, 1837, territory in Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas was taken from the Diocese to form the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa. Until 1840, the "Old Cathedral" was the only church in the city. By 1850, there were 10: Cathedral of St. Louis, St. Mary of Victories, St. Francis Xavier, St. Patrick, St. Joseph, St. Vincent de Paul, St. John the Apostle, Sts. Peter and Paul, Holy Trinity, and St. Michael.


Archdiocese

The St. Louis Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 20, 1847, by
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. Because of its strong Catholic identity and having been the mother diocese of many dioceses in the midwest, the archdiocese was often referred to as the Rome of the West. It is dedicated to
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and has as its copatrons Saints Vincent de Paul and
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. St. Louis IX, the patron of the archdiocese, represents the ideal Christian knight- a fervent layman, a man of honor and a leader unafraid of exhibiting his ardent spirituality. In 1833 a French laymen answered what the Second Vatican Council calls the universal call to holiness of all Christians. Blessed Frederic Ozanam founded the
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to serve the poor. The first chapter of the society in the United States was started in St. Louis in 1845, led by Judge Bryan Mullanphy, who later became mayor of the city of St. Louis. Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne and the Religious of the Sacred Heart opened the first school for girls west of the Mississippi, in St. Charles in 1818. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis contains the largest collection of mosaics in the world and is one of St. Louis' most impressive architectural treasures. The Cathedral of St. Louis was dedicated in 1926 on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of St. Louis as a diocese. An imposing structure – solid, permanent, huge – the building's richly colored interior mosaics are a visual prayer. Built under the direction of Archbishop John Glennon – the last Irish-born Bishop of St. Louis – and completed under the leadership of Archbishop John May, every impressive inch of the cathedral is used to tell the story of salvation and the history of the Catholic faith lived in St. Louis. Work on the cathedral mosaics would not be completed for 60 years. The Cathedral of St. Louis was designated a "Basilica" in 1997 on the 150th anniversary of the archdiocese. St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in the countryside which is now the St. Louis suburb of Shrewsbury was completed in 1931. Later it became Cardinal Glennon College. Today it is the archdiocesan seminary Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. In January 1999, the archdiocese was host to a two-day visit from
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
, the first time a pope had visited the city. It was not John Paul's first visit, since 30 years earlier, he had paid a visit when he was Cardinal Wojtyła,
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of
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.


Sexual Abuse

In July 2019, the Archdiocese of St. Louis released the names of 64 clergy who were "credibly accused" of committing acts of sexual abuse while serving in the Archdiocese. On August 16, 2019, "sexually violent priest" Frederick Lenczycki, who had previously served prison time in Illinois between 2004 and 2009 for acts of sexual abuse, was sentenced to 10 years in prison months after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a boy in St. Louis County.


Bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of St. Louis, and coadjutors and auxiliary bishops of St. Louis; and their years of service.


Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas

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Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg Louis William Valentine DuBourg (french: Louis-Guillaume-Valentin DuBourg; 10 January 1766 – 12 December 1833) was a French Catholic prelate and Sulpician missionary to the United States. He built up the church in the vast new Louisiana Territo ...
(1812–1826), appointed
Bishop of Montauban The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Albani''; French: ''Diocèse de Montauban'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese is coextensive with Tarn-et-Garonne, and is current ...
and later
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Bishops of St. Louis

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Joseph Rosati Joseph Rosati (30 January 1789 – 25 September 1843) was an Italian-born Catholic missionary to the United States who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Louis between 1826 and 1843. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, ...
, C.M. (1827–1843)
- John Timon (Appointed Coadjutor Bishop in 1839, but did not take effect); appointed Prefect Apostolic of the Republic of Texas in 1840 and later Bishop of Buffalo #
Peter Richard Kenrick Peter Richard Kenrick (August 17, 1806 – March 4, 1896) was Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, and the first Catholic archbishop west of the Mississippi River. Early life and ordination Peter Richard Kenrick was born in Dublin on August 17, 1806 ...
(1843–1847); Elevated to Archbishop


Archbishops of St. Louis

# Peter Richard Kenrick (1847–1895) #
John Joseph Kain John Joseph Kain (May 31, 1841 – October 13, 1903) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling in West Virginia from 1875 to 1893 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis from ...
(1895–1903) # Cardinal
John J. Glennon John Joseph Glennon (June 14, 1862 – March 9, 1946) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1903 until his death in 1946. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946. Early life and ministry John Gle ...
(1903–1946) # Cardinal Joseph Ritter (1946–1967) # Cardinal John Joseph Carberry (1968–1979) #
John L. May John Lawrence May (March 31, 1922 – March 24, 1994) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mobile (1969–1980) and Archbishop of St. Louis (1980–1992). Early life and education John May was born in E ...
(1980–1992) #
Justin Francis Rigali Justin Francis Rigali (born April 19, 1935) is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia, having previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1994 to 2003, and was elevated to the ca ...
(1994–2003), appointed
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(
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in 2003) # Raymond Leo Burke (2004–2008), appointed
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of the
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and later Patron of the
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in 2010) #
Robert James Carlson Robert James Carlson (born June 30, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2009 to 2020. Carlson previously served as an auxiliary bishop ...
(2009–2020) # Mitchell T. Rozanski (2020–present)


Auxiliary Bishops

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Christian Herman Winkelmann Christian Herman Winkelmann (September 12, 1883 – November 19, 1946) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wichita from 1940 to 1946. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of ...
(1933–1939), appointed
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*
George Joseph Donnelly George Joseph Donnelly (April 23, 1889 – December 13, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Leavenworth (1946–1947) and the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas (1947–1950). Biogra ...
(1940–1946), appointed Bishop of Leavenworth *
John Patrick Cody John Patrick Cody (December 24, 1907 – April 25, 1982) was an American bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of St. Louis, he served as Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (1956–1961), Archbishop of New Orleans (1964â ...
(1947–1954), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph and later Coadjutor Archbishop and Archbishop of New Orleans and
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(
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in 1967) *
Charles Herman Helmsing Charles Herman Helmsing (March 23, 1908 – December 20, 1993) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph in Missouri (1962–1977). Biography Early life Helmsing wa ...
(1949–1956), appointed Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph *
Leo Christopher Byrne Leo Christopher Byrne (March 19, 1908 – October 21, 1974) served as the Roman Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. Biography Born in Saint Loui ...
(1954–1961), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and
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and later Coadjutor Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis *
Glennon Patrick Flavin Glennon Patrick Flavin (March 2, 1916 – August 27, 1995) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln in Nebraska from 1967 to 1992. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the ...
(1957–1967), appointed Bishop of Lincoln *
George Joseph Gottwald George J. Gottwald (May 12, 1914 – March 11, 2002) was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1961 to 1988. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, George Joseph Gottwald ...
(1961–1988) *
Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Joseph Alphonse McNicholas (January 13, 1923 – April 17, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1975 to until his death in 1983. He previously se ...
(1969–1975), appointed Bishop of Springfield in Illinois *
Charles Roman Koester Charles R. Koester (September 16, 1915 – December 24, 1997) was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1971 to 1991. Biography Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Charles R ...
(1971–1991) *
Edward Thomas O'Meara Edward Thomas O'Meara (August 3, 1921 – January 10, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in Indiana from 1980 until 1992. He previously served as an auxiliary bi ...
(1972–1979), appointed
Archbishop of Indianapolis The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis ( la, Archidioecesis Indianapolitana) is a division of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. When it was originally erected as the Diocese of Vincennes on May 6, 1834, it encompassed all of ...
*
John Nicholas Wurm John Nicholas Wurm (December 6, 1927 – April 27, 1984) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois from 1981 to 1984. He previously serve as an auxiliary bi ...
(1976–1981), appointed Bishop of Belleville *
Edward Joseph O'Donnell Edward Joseph O'Donnell (July 4, 1931 – February 1, 2009) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana from 1994 to 2002. He previously served as an auxiliary ...
(1983–1994), appointed Bishop of Lafayette * James Terry Steib (1983–1993), appointed Bishop of Memphis *
Paul Albert Zipfel Paul Albert Zipfel (September 22, 1935 – July 14, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1997 to 2011. Zipfel served as an auxiliary bisho ...
(1989–1996), appointed Bishop of Bismarck *
Edward Kenneth Braxton Edward Kenneth Braxton (born June 28, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois, from 2005 to 2020. Braxton previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of ...
(1995–2001), appointed Bishop of Lake Charles and later Bishop of Belleville *
Michael John Sheridan Michael John Sheridan (March 4, 1945 – September 27, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs in Colorado from 2003 to 2021. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for ...
(1997–2001), appointed Bishop of Colorado Springs *
Joseph Fred Naumann Joseph Fred Naumann (born June 4, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas since 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Lo ...
(1997–2004), appointed Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas *
Timothy Michael Dolan Timothy Michael Dolan (born February 6, 1950) is an American Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop of New York, having been appointed by Pope Bened ...
(2001–2002), appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee and later Archbishop of New York (
Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
in 2012) *
Robert Joseph Hermann Robert Joseph Hermann (born August 12, 1934) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2002 to 2010. Biography Early life Robert Hermann was b ...
(2002–2010) * Edward Matthew Rice (2010–2016), appointed Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau *
Mark Steven Rivituso Mark Steven Rivituso (born September 20, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri since 2017. Biography Early life Mark S. Rivituso was bo ...
(2017–present)


Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Michael Portier, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Alabama and the Floridas in 1825 and later Bishop of Mobile *
Patrick A. Feehan Patrick Augustine Feehan (August 28, 1829 – July 12, 1902), was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first archbishop of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois between 1880 and his death ...
, appointed Bishop of Nashville in 1865 and later Bishop and
Archbishop of Chicago The Archdiocese of Chicago ( la, Archidiœcesis Chicagiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States. It was established as a diocese in 1843 and ...
* John Hennessy, appointed Bishop (in 1866) and later
Archbishop of Dubuque The Archdiocese of Dubuque ( la, Archidiœcesis Dubuquensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counti ...
*
John Joseph Hogan Bishop John Joseph Hogan (May 10, 1829 – February 21, 1913) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Joseph in Missouri (1868 to 1880) and the first bishop of the Diocese o ...
, appointed Bishop of Saint Joseph in 1868 and later Bishop of Kansas City *
Joseph Melcher Joseph Melcher (March 18, 1807 – December 20, 1873) was an Austrian-born prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1868 until his death in 1873. Biography Early life Jose ...
, appointed Bishop of Green Bay in 1868 (1853 appointment as Bishop of Quincy did not take effect) *
John Joseph Hennessy John Joseph Hennessy (July 19, 1847 – July 13, 1920) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Wichita in Kansas from 1888 until his death in 1920. Biography Early life ...
, appointed Bishop of Wichita in 1868 *
John Henry Tihen John Henry Tihen (July 14, 1861 – January 14, 1940) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln in Nebraska (1911–1917) and as bishop of the Diocese of Denver in Colorado (1917–193 ...
(priest here, 1886–1888), appointed Bishop of Lincoln in 1911 and later Bishop of Denver in 1917 *
Christopher Edward Byrne Christopher Edward Byrne (April 21, 1867 – April 1, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Galveston in Texas from 1918 until his death. Biography Early life Christopher Byrne w ...
, appointed Bishop of Galveston in 1918 *
Mark Kenny Carroll Mark Kenny Carroll (November 19, 1896 – January 12, 1985) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas from 1947 to 1967. Biography Early life One of twelve children, Mark Carr ...
, appointed
Bishop of Wichita The Diocese of Wichita ( la, Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Kansas. It covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harpe ...
in 1947 *
Marion Francis Forst Marion Francis Forst (September 3, 1910 – June 2, 2007) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City from 1960 to 1976, after which he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas ...
, appointed Bishop of Dodge City in 1960 and later Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas * Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz in 1968 and later Prelate of Pando *
Luis Morgan Casey Luis Morgan Casey (June 23, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church bishop who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of La Paz in Bolivia. He also served as the vicar apostolic to the Catholic ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz in 1983 and later Apostolic Vicar of Pando *
John Joseph Leibrecht John Joseph Leibrecht (born August 8, 1930) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri from 1984 to 2008. Biography Early life Leibrecht was born on Aug ...
, appointed Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in 1984 *
John R. Gaydos John Raymond Gaydos (born August 14, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City in Missouri from 1997 to 2017. Biography Early years John Gaydos was born on August 14, 1 ...
, appointed Bishop of Jefferson City in 1997 * George Joseph Lucas, appointed Bishop of Springfield in Illinois in 1999 and later
Archbishop of Omaha The Archdiocese of Omaha ( la, Archidioecesis Omahensis) is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its current archbishop, George Joseph Lucas, was installed in Omaha on July 22, 2009. The ar ...
*
Robert William Finn Robert William Finn (born April 2, 1953) is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph from 2005 until his forced resignation in 2015. Finn is the only American bishop to be ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop in 2004 and later Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph * Richard Frank Stika, appointed Bishop of Knoxville in 2009


Churches


Schools

There are 100 Archdiocesan/parochial and 9 private elementary schools. There are 12 Archdiocesan and 15 private Catholic high schools: *
Barat Academy Barat Academy is an independent college preparatory school, in Chesterfield, Missouri for grades 6–12. It was founded in 2007 in the traditions of the Sacred Heart. It is the first co-educational completely independent Catholic high school in t ...
, Chesterfield *
Bishop DuBourg High School Bishop DuBourg High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Notable alumni * Norbert Leo Butz (1985), Tony Award winning American stage, musical th ...
, St. Louis † * Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, St. Louis * Chaminade College Preparatory School, Creve Coeur @ * Christian Brothers College High School, Town & Country @ *
Cor Jesu Academy Cor Jesu Academy is a Catholic college preparatory high school for young women located in Affton, Missouri, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. It was founded in 1956 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart. History Originally locate ...
, Affton % *
De Smet Jesuit High School De Smet Jesuit High School is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for boys located in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The school began classes in the fall of 1967. It was named in honor of the p ...
, Creve Coeur @ * Duchesne High School, St. Charles * Incarnate Word Academy, Bel-Nor % * John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Manchester † (closed 2017) *
Nerinx Hall High School Nerinx Hall High School is a private Roman Catholic girls high school in Webster Groves, Missouri, and is part of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. History Nerinx Hall began with three pioneer women, Mary Rhodes, Ann Havern and Christina Stuart, w ...
, Webster Groves % * Notre Dame High School, Lemay % *
Rosati-Kain High School Rosati-Kain High School is an all-girls Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Rosati-Kain is accredited as a college preparatory school by the North Central Association, the Missouri Department of Education, and the Roman Catholic Archdioc ...
, St. Louis †% * St. Dominic High School, O'Fallon * St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis % (closed 2013) * St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, Washington * St. John Vianney High School, Kirkwood @ * St. Joseph's Academy, Frontenac % *
Saint Louis Priory School , image = , address = 500 South Mason Road , city = Creve Coeur , state = Missouri , zipcode = 63141 , country = United States , ...
, Creve Coeur @ *
St. Louis University High School St. Louis University High School (SLUH) is a Jesuit Catholic high school for boys. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest secondary educational institution in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, and one of the largest private high schools in Miss ...
, St. Louis @ * St. Mary's High School, St. Louis †@ * St. Pius X High School, Festus † * St. Vincent High School, Perryville * Trinity Catholic High School, North County † (closed 2021) * Ursuline Academy, Oakland % *
Valle Catholic High School Valle Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Background Valle Catholic was established in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph ...
, Sainte Genevieve *
Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Villa Duchesne is an independent, Roman Catholic school in Frontenac, Missouri, United States linked with 147 schools in 30 countries through the International Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Villa Duchesne is coed in preschool and elementary and ...
, Frontenac % * Visitation Academy of St. Louis, Town and Country % †Archdiocesan high schools that are owned and operated by the ArchdioceseCatholic Education
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@ All-boys school
% All-girls school


Cemeteries

The Archdiocese Office of Catholic Cemeteries operates 17 cemeteries in the region, including:Archdiocese of St. Louis: Cemeteries
/ref> *Resurrection *Sts. Peter & Paul *Mt. Olive *
Calvary Calvary ( la, Calvariae or ) or Golgotha ( grc-gre, Γολγοθᾶ, ''Golgothâ'') was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was said to have been crucified according to the canonical Gospels. Since at least the early mediev ...
*Sacred Heart *St. Charles Borromeo *St. Peter *St. Ferdinand *St. Monica *Our Lady *Holy Cross *St. Vincent *Ste. Philippine *St. Mary's *Ascension *Glencoe *Queen of Peace


Suffragan sees

*
Diocese of Jefferson City The Diocese of Jefferson City ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, The diocese consists of 38 counties in mainly rura ...
*
Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
* Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau


See also

*
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Catholic Church in the United States With 23 percent of the United States' population , the Catholic Church is the country's second largest religious grouping, after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church or Christian denomination where Protestantism is divided i ...
* Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis *
Global organisation of the Catholic Church The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome (the pope)." The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the ...
* List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent) *
List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) This is a growing list of territorial Catholic Church, Catholic dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Ea ...
(including archdioceses) *
List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...
(including archdioceses) *
List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States This is the list of the Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of the United States which includes both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Roman Rite and other Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the eparchi ...


References


External links


Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Official SiteArchives sectionStory of John Paul II's 1999 visit''St. Louis Review''
the weekly newspaper of the archdiocese
''Rome of the West''
features photography of churches in the Archdiocese *Eastern rites in the Archdiocese: *
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon (Maronite)
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The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
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Saint Nicholas Eparchy for Ukrainian Catholics
{{Authority control Saint Louis Christianity in St. Louis Religious organizations established in 1826 Culture of Greater St. Louis Saint Louis 1826 establishments in Missouri