Ernest Leo Unterkoefler
Ernest Leo Unterkoefler (born August 17, 1917 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA ; † January 4, 1993 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Charleston .
Life
Ernest Leo Unterkoefler received on 18 May 1944, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on December 11, 1961 titular bishop of Latopolis and auxiliary bishop in Richmond . The Apostolic Delegate to the United States of America, Egidio Vagnozzi , ordained him episcopal on February 22 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Raleigh , Vincent Stanislaus Waters , and the Coadjutor Bishop of Wheeling , Joseph Howard Hodges .
On December 12, 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Bishop of Charleston .
In 1980, Unterkoefler was awarded the Pacem in Terris Award by the Diocese of Davenport for his commitment to workers' rights and the support of the labor movement among the poor inhabitants of the Appalachians .
On February 22, 1990, Pope John Paul II accepted his health-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ernest Leo Unterkoefler as the laureate ( Memento from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Pacem in Terris Award, in: Homepage of the Diocese of Davenport (English), accessed on February 4, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Frederick Deer |
Bishop of Charleston 1964–1990 |
David Bernard Thompson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Unterkoefler, Ernest Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Charleston |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1993 |