Edward Braxton


Edward Kenneth Braxton
Bishop Emeritus of Belleville
Bishop Braxton in 2009
DioceseDiocese of Belleville
AppointedMarch 15, 2005
InstalledJune 22, 2005
RetiredApril 3, 2020
PredecessorWilton Daniel Gregory
SuccessorMichael G. McGovern
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 13, 1970
by John P. Cody
ConsecrationMay 17, 1995
by Justin F. Rigali, J. Terry Steib, and Paul A. Zipfel
Personal details
Born
Edward Kenneth Braxton

(1944-06-28) June 28, 1944 (age 80)
Alma materSt. Mary of the Lake Seminary (M.A., S.T.L.)
Catholic University of Louvain (Ph.D., S.T.D.)
University of Chicago Divinity School
MottoMane nobiscum domine
(Stay with us, Lord)
Styles of
Edward Kenneth Braxton
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Edward Kenneth Braxton (born June 28, 1944) is an American Catholic prelate who served Bishop of Belleville from 2005 to 2020. Braxton previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1995 to 2000 and Bishop of Lake Charles from 2000 to 2005.