Francis B. Schulte, | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of New Orleans | |
| See | New Orleans |
| Appointed | December 6, 1988 |
| Installed | February 14, 1989 |
| Term ended | January 3, 2002 |
| Predecessor | Philip Hannan |
| Successor | Alfred Clifton Hughes |
| Other post(s) | Grand Prior, Order of the Holy Sepulchre (1992-2002) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston (1985-1989); Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (1981-1985) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 10, 1952 by John Francis O’Hara |
| Consecration | August 12, 1981 by John Krol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1926 |
| Died | January 17, 2016 (aged 89) Philadelphia |
| Buried | Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John Schulte and Katherine Bible Schulte |
| Alma mater | St. Charles Borromeo Seminary University of Pennsylvania; Harvard Graduate School of Education Oxford University |
Francis Bible Schulte, O.H.S. (December 23, 1926 – January 17, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana from 1989 to 2002.[1]
Schulte previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia from 1985 to 1989 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1985.