Friday, June 27, 2008

Bishop Robert Hermann Elected Archdiocesan Administrator

From the Archdiocesan website:

Bishop Robert J. Hermann The Archdiocesan College of Consultors―a seven-member board of advisors made up of priests of the Archdiocese of St. Louis―has elected the Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, to serve as archdiocesan administrator.

In this role, Bishop Hermann will oversee the day-to-day operations of the archdiocese until the installation of a successor to Archbishop Raymond L. Burke.

Bishope Hermann was born in Weingarten, Missouri, in 1934. He undertook his studies for the priesthood at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary, Cardinal Glennon College, and Kenrick Seminary, and was ordained a priest in 1963. He was appointed as a bishop by Pope John Paul II on October 16, 2002. His episcopal ordination took place at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis on December 12, 2002, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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