Joseph Leo Charron
Joseph Leo Charron CPPS (born December 30, 1939 in Redfield ) is Old Bishop of Des Moines .
Life
Joseph Leo Charron joined the Order of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood , made his profession on August 15, 1965 , and was ordained a priest on June 3, 1967 . Charron studied theology at the University of Dayton and the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome . In 1970 he received his doctorate from the Accademia Alfonsiana in Rome.
Charron was Professor of Theology at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 to 1979 he was deputy. Secretary-General of the United States Bishops' Conference and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. In 1979 he became director of the Province of Kansas City. From 1987 to 1990 he was a professor at St. John's University.
Pope John Paul II named him Auxiliary Bishop in Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Bencenna on November 6, 1989 . He received episcopal ordination from the Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, John Robert Roach , on January 25 of the next year; Co- consecrators were John Francis Kinney , Bishop of Bismarck , and Thomas Cajetan Kelly OP , Archbishop of Louisville .
On November 12, 1993, he was named Bishop of Des Moines . He resigned from his office on April 10, 2007.
Stephen Berg , Bishop of Pueblo , is his nephew.
Web links
- Entry on Joseph Charron on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 21, 2014.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry Bullock |
Bishop of Des Moines 1993–2007 |
Richard Edmund Pates |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charron, Joseph Leo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charron, Joseph L .; Charron, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redfield |