Robert Joseph Baker | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Birmingham |
Appointed | August 14, 2007 |
Installed | October 2, 2007 |
Retired | March 25, 2020 |
Predecessor | David Edward Foley |
Successor | Steven J. Raica |
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Orders | |
Ordination | March 21, 1970 by Paul Francis Tanner |
Consecration | September 29, 1999 by John Francis Donoghue, Gabriel Montalvo Higuera, and John J. Snyder |
Personal details | |
Born | Willard, Ohio, US | June 4, 1944
Motto | Rejoicing in hope |
Styles of Robert Joseph Baker | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Robert Joseph Baker (born June 4, 1944, in Willard, Ohio) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama from 2007 to 2019 and as bishop of the Diocese of Charleston in South Carolina from 1999 to 2007
Baker became a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) in 2008 and became the state AOH chaplain in Alabama.[1] He has written several books.