Timeline and biographies of previous bishops in St. Louis

Submitted on April 21, 2009

Posted in

Teak Phillips

Before the appointment of The Most Rev. Robert J. Carlson as Archbishop, St. Louis has had nine previous bishops, eight were archbishops. The diocese was established in 1826 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese oon July 20, 1847.

Here is a history of our episcopal leadership:

A subscription is required to access this content.

If you receive a subscription to the print edition of the St. Louis Review, you may access this content by entering your seven-digit subscriber number found on the mailing label of the paper and your five-digit ZIP code. You may also enter your username and password if you have created them. Click here to login and view this article.

Please click here to subscribe to the St. Louis Review. You may subscribe to the online edition only or both the online and print editions.

If you already have a subscription and are still unable to access this information, please contact the St. Louis Review.

Why does the St. Louis Review require a subscription to access content online? (Click to view).

Bookmark/Share this post with: