Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Evansville | |
See | Evansville |
In office | April 11, 1989 – April 26, 2011 |
Predecessor | Francis Raymond Shea |
Successor | Charles C. Thompson |
Orders | |
Ordination |
May 7, 1961 by Paul Clarence Shulte |
Consecration |
April 11, 1989 by Edward Thomas O'Meara |
Personal details | |
Born |
October 20, 1935 Ramsey, Indiana |
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Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (born October 20, 1935) was the fourth Bishop of Evansville, Indiana.
Early life
Gettelfinger was born in Ramsey, Indiana, the fourth of eight children of Gerald and Mary Gettelfinger. He attended St. Meinrad High School, graduating in 1953 before attending Saint Meinrad School of Theology where he graduated in 1957. He was ordained a priest on May 7, 1961. Gettelfinger earned a MS Ed from Butler University in 1969.
Gettelfinger served as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis from 1980–1988 and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis from 1988 to 1989.
Episcopacy
Styles of Gerald Gettelfinger | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | none |
Gettelfinger was consecrated Bishop of Evansville on April 11, 1989.
Boy Scouts of America
Since 1998, Gettelfinger has served as bishop liaison to the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS). He was a chaplain at the 2001 National Scout Jamboree and has trekked at the Philmont Scout Ranch as part of the NCCS Saint George Trek. Gettelfinger received the Silver Buffalo Award in 2005.[1]
References
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville Home Page
- Bishop Gettelfinger's Biography
- Page from Catholic Hierarchy
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Preceded by Francis Raymond Shea |
Bishop of Evansville 1989–2011 |
Succeeded by Charles C. Thompson |