Archbishop Robert J. Carlson – Tenth Bishop of Saint Louis Print E-mail
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis welcomes Most Rev. Robert J. Carlson—ninth Archbishop and tenth bishop of Saint Louis!

On April 21, the Press Office of the Holy See announced that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed The Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson, Bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw, as Archbishop of St. Louis. He serves as the 10th bishop and ninth Archbishop of St. Louis.
Review events from April 21:
  1. Watch the press conference from April 21 online. (Or, download the audio – MP3).

  2. View pictures of the Archbishop-elect, as he visited various locations in the Archdiocese (from the St. Louis Review).

  3. View Archbishop-elect Carlson's message to the youth.

  4. Follow the Archdiocese on Twitter for up-to-the-minute postings.
Bishop Robert J. Hermann, Archdiocesan Administrator for St. Louis, called Archbishop-elect Carlson “a very energetic, articulate, warm and gifted pastor and administrator. He thinks and works with the Church he loves, and will continue to build upon the legacy of his predecessors here in St. Louis.”

Archbishop–elect Carlson was installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw on February 24, 2005 at the direction of Pope John Paul II. A native of Minneapolis, MN, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1970 for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He was later ordained as an auxiliary bishop for his home archdiocese on January 11, 1984 and went on to serve as Bishop of Sioux Falls, SD, from 1994 to 2005.

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