Charles Asa Schleck,

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(July 5, 1925 – July 12, 2011) was a

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prelate, who served as undersecretary of the

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, from 1995 to 2000.

Biography

Schleck was born in

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. In 1950 he completed a Bachelor of Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum'' in Rome. He was ordained a

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priest for the

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on 22 December 1951, aged 26. Schleck continued his studies at the ''Angelicum'' completing a licentiate in 1952 and doctorate in theology 1953 with a dissertation entitled ''A Study of Sacramental Grace in General''. On February 10, 1995, he was appointed undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and titular Archbishop of Africa by

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. He was ordained a bishop on April 1, 1995, aged 69, and retired in 2000.Archbishop Charles Asa Schleck profile at Catholic Hierarchy website
/ref> He died on July 12, 2011, shortly after his 86th birthday, holding the positions of Official Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and titular Archbishop of Africa.

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Holy Cross Jubilarians
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schleck, Charles Asa Religious leaders from Milwaukee 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular archbishops Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples 1925 births 2011 deaths Congregation of Holy Cross bishops