Francis B. Schulte


Francis B. Schulte,

Archbishop of New Orleans
SeeNew Orleans
AppointedDecember 6, 1988
InstalledFebruary 14, 1989
Term endedJanuary 3, 2002
PredecessorPhilip Hannan
SuccessorAlfred 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
OrdinationMay 10, 1952
by John Francis O’Hara
ConsecrationAugust 12, 1981
by John Krol
Personal details
Born(1926-12-23)December 23, 1926
DiedJanuary 17, 2016(2016-01-17) (aged 89)
Philadelphia
BuriedCathedral Basilica of St. Louis, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsJohn Schulte and Katherine Bible Schulte
Alma materSt. 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.

  1. ^ "Archbishop Francis Bible Schulte". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.[self-published source]