Mark Steven Rivituso (born September 20, 1961) is an American prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He has served as an
auxiliary bishop for the
Archdiocese of St. Louis
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in Missouri since 2017.
Biography
Early life
Mark S. Rivituso was born September 20, 1961 in
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
. After attending
Saint Mary High School in St. Louis, he entered
Cardinal Glennon College Seminary and Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis.
Priesthood
Rivituso was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis by Archbishop
John L. May on January 16, 1988. After his ordination, Rivituso held the following pastoral assignments in Missouri parishes:
*
Parochial vicar
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of Saint Ambrose in Saint Louis (1988-1990)
* Parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception in
Dardenne Prairie
Dardenne Prairie is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,494 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Dardenne Prairie is located southwest of O'Fallon on Missouri Route N, just east of I-64. According to the Unite ...
(1990-1993);
* Parish administrator of Saint Margaret of Scotland in St. Louis (1993-1994);
* Parochial vicar of Saint Jerome in Bissell Hills (1996-2004);
* Priest-in-residence at Saint Gabriel the Archangel in St. Louis (2004-2008).
* Pastor of Curé of Ars in
Shrewsbury
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(2008-2013)
* Priest-in-residence at Annunciation in
Webster Groves
Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 22,995 at the 2010 census.
The city is home to the main campus of Webster University.
Geography
Webster Groves is located at ( ...
(2013-2020)
In addition to his pastoral assignments, Rivituso was a faculty member at Saint Dominic High School in
O'Fallon, Missouri
O'Fallon ( ) is a city located along Interstates 64 and 70 between Lake St. Louis and St. Peters in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the St. Louis metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, O'Fallon had ...
(1990-1993), then a member of the Metropolitan Court for one year. Rivituso then went to Canada to attend
Saint Paul University
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in
Ottawa, Ontario
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, obtaining a
Licentiate of Canon Law
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in 1996. After returning to St. Louis in 1996, he rejoined the Metropolitan Court for the next eight years.
Rivituso was appointed
judicial vicar
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in 2005, then
vicar general
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in 2011). In 2005, he was named a
monsignor
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with the title of
prelate of honor
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They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges as regards clerical clothing.[Pope Francis
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appointed Rivituso as
titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Turuzi
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The town was the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric. At the Council of C ...
and auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on March 7, 2017.
He was consecrated by Archbishop
Robert Carlson on May 2 2017.
See also
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Catholic Church hierarchy
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Catholic Church in the United States
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Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
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List of Catholic bishops of the United States
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The U.S. Catholic Church comprises:
* 176 Latin Church dioceses led by bishops
* 18 Eastern Catholic eparchies led by e ...
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Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
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Lists
Catholic
* Bishop in the Catholic Chur ...
References
External links
Archdiocese of Saint Louis
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1961 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Clergy from St. Louis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Kenrick–Glennon Seminary alumni
Saint Paul University alumni
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis