Current Position
Installed as Archbishop of St. Louis, June 10, 2009
Appointed Archbishop of St. Louis, April 21, 2009
Installed as Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, February 24, 2005
Named Ordinary of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, March 21, 1995
Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls,
January 13, 1994
Ordained Bishop, January 11, 1984, and served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Ordained a Priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, May 23, 1970
Currently Serves As
Member, Canon Law Society of America
Member, NCDVD Advisory Board (National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors)
Co-Founder, The Messengers of Peace Religious Community, Colombia, South America, 2004
Board Chair, Board of Directors, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2009
Member, Episcopal Advisory Board of the Institute on Religious Life, October 2009
Episcopal Board of Advisors, Cause of Beatification of Archbishop Sheen, October 2009
Episcopal Advisor, Renewal Ministries
Chair, Board of Governors, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation 2010
Episcopal Advisory Board, Catholic Leadership Institute
Member, Episcopal Advisory Board for Augustine Institute 2011
Member, Board of Directors of Cross Catholic Outreach 2012
Member, Catholics Come Home Theological Advisory Board 2012
Member, USCCB Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America 2013
Member, Episcopal Board of Governors for the Pontifical North American College 2013
Member, USCCB Subcommittee for the Catholic Communication Campaign
Education:
Saint Paul Seminary, B.A. in Philosophy, 1966
Saint Paul Seminary, M.Div./Master of Divinity, Saint Paul Seminary, 1976
Catholic University of America, Licentiate in Canon Law, 1979
Personal
Born to Robert and Jeanne Carlson on June 30, 1944, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Humanitarian of the Year Award, South Dakota Right to Life, October 3, 1998
Cosmopolitan Club of Sioux Falls Distinguished Service Award, 2002
The Institute for Priestly Formation, Our Lady of Guadalupe Award, 2003
Knight Commander, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of
Jerusalem
Appointed an Honorary Canon by the Patriarch of Jerusalem for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, 2004
Bishop Murphy Award for Leaders of Outstanding Faith, Diocese of Saginaw, April 24, 2009
Service Award from Interfaith Partnership Faith Beyond Walls, September 22, 2011
The Joseph Cardinal Ritter Award from Cardinal Ritter High School, February 10, 2012
2012 Sister Mary Ann Eckhoff, SSND Leadership Award from the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation, April 26, 2012
Service to the Community Award from the Ecumenical Leadership Council, May 29, 2012
Daughters of St. Paul Man of the Year Award, 2013
Cardinal Newman Award, Newman Apostolate, 2013
Order of Saint Louis the King Award, November, 2015
Luminary Award for Criminal Justice, June, 2017
Previous Positions
Chair, USCCB Committee Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations 2010 - 2013
Past President, National Foundation for Catholic Youth Ministry
Past Chair, USCCB Committee on Vocations
Past Chair, USCCB Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry
Past Chair, USCCB Ad Hoc Committee on Youth
Past Chair, USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, 2005-2008
Former Member of USCCB Committee on Laity
Former Member of USCCB Committee on Pastoral Practice
Former Episcopal Moderator, USCCB Committee on Scouting, 1993-1997
Former Episcopal Moderator, Serra International – USA/Canada Council, 1997-2001
Past President, National Evangelization Teams (NET), 1989-2001
Former Board Member St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota,
Former Board Member Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, Michigan
Former Board Member The International Dominican Foundation
Former Member, Advisory Board, Los Cabos Children’s Foundation
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Catholic University of America 2010-2013
Former Co-Chair, Mission Advisory Committee, Institute for Priestly Formation, Omaha NE
Former Cabinet Chair, Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis
Former Member, Board, Apostleship of Prayer 2010
Sampling of Recent Speeches/Presentations/Publications
Retreat for Bishops of Region XII, Seattle, WA January 2008
Pastoral Letter on Peace, December 12, 2008
Pastoral Letter on Evangelization, January 6, 2008
“El Obispo Como Protagonista de la Formacion” LA Revista Catolica, March 2008, pp. 6-14
Retreat for Bishops of Texas Region, January 2009
Retreat for Bishops of Region IX, January 2010
Retreat Priests of Diocese of Lincoln 2010
“Challenges for Bishops in Fostering Unity Among Priests,” USCCB Spring Meeting June 2010
“Laws of Love: Reflections on the Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Precepts of the Church, and Spiritual Works of Mercy,” 2012
Rally for Religious Liberty Speech in Jefferson City, March 2012
Pastoral Letter on Evangelization, “Go and Announce the Gospel of the Lord,” 2013
Pastoral Letter on Sacrament of Reconciliation “Jesus Christ, The Divine Physician,” 2014
Pastoral Letters