The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is the Roman CatholicArchdiocese that currently covers the City of St. Louis as well as Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis, Warren, and Washington counties, Missouri.
History
The Diocese of Saint Louis was erected on July 18, 1826. During the early years, the Diocese of Saint Louis covered a large part of what would eventually become the western United States. Under the direction of Bishop Rosati the Catholic Church expanded its presence in these areas. In 1838 territory was taken from the Diocese in Iowa and Minnesota to form the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa. The Saint Louis Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 20, 1847.
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese
The following is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of the Diocese and Archdiocese of Saint Louis (and their terms of service).
Louis XIV was particularly fond of taking a hand in doctrinal matters; and those who surrounded him ended by believing that the king could supervise the Church and supply it with information on religious questions.
Presently, in December, 1667, nineteen bishops wrote to the king that the appointment of such a commission by the pope was contrary to the Gallican liberties.
Lastly, at the end of his reign, Louis ordered a new inquiry into the causes and the persistence of the heresy, and decreed, by the declaration of 8 March, 1715, that all Protestants who had continued to reside in the kingdom since 1685 were liable to the penalties of relapsed heretics unless they became Catholics.
Bishop Cullen's academic credentials include a Masters in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania (1970), a Masters of Education from LaSalle University (1971) and a Masters of Divinity from St.
Within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the communities which comprise it, Bishop Cullen was known for his keen insight and vision of Church, his expertise in administration, and his deeply principled compassion toward those in need.
The episcopal heraldic achievernent, or the bishop's coat of arms, is composed of a shield, with its charges (symbols), a motto scroll and the external omatnents.
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