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After a nearly 10-month wait, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Robert James Carlson of the Diocese of Saginaw, Mich., to lead the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Archbishop Carlson, 64, is St. Louis’ 10th bishop and ninth archbishop. The Holy See’s press office made the announcement April 21 at 5 a.m. St. Louis time.
He succeeded Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, who was named prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in June 2008.
Archbishop Carlson visited St. Louis late afternoon April 20 and met with the Review April 21 for a one-on-one interview at the archdiocesan Catholic Center in the Central West End.
At that time he said when he was informed of the Holy Father’s decision nearly two weeks before, his response was, “I will start to pray today that I love everybody.”
Slightly tearing up, he added: “I look forward to being the spiritual leader of this community.
“You have to love the people you serve,” he noted. “And if you want to see Christ in somebody, you have to love them, and you have to have a feeling for them.”
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