Francis B. Schulte
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The Most Reverend Francis B. Schulte, O.H.S. |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans | |
| Archdiocese | New Orleans |
| Appointed | December 6, 1988 |
| Installed | February 14, 1989 |
| Term ended | January 3, 2002 |
| Other posts | Grand Prior, Order of the Holy Sepulchre (1992-2002) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 10, 1952 |
| Consecration | August 12, 1981 by John Krol |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 23, 1926 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 2016 (aged 89) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Buried | Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John Schulte & Katherine Bible |
| Previous post | Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston (1985-1989); Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia & Titular Bishop of Afufenia (1981-1985) |
| Education | Norwood Academy |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's Preparatory School; St. Charles Borromeo Seminary; University of Pennsylvania; Harvard Graduate School of Education |
Francis Bible Schulte, O.H.S. (December 23, 1926 – January 17, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston from 1985 to 1989, and Archbishop of New Orleans from 1989 to 2002.
Schulte was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only child of John Schulte, a pharmacist, and his wife, Katherine Bible. His parents had him baptized with both their surnames. As a child, his parents enrolled him in the Norwood Academy for Boys, during which time his father died, when Francis was 11 years old. He went on to study at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia.
Following a call to become a Catholic priest, with his mother's strong support, Schulte enrolled at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook to prepare for the ministry. He later studied at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he obtained a master's degree in political science, and did gradutate studies at Oxford University in England, and at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Schulte was ordained to the priesthood on May 10, 1952, for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and then was named by John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., the Archbishop of Philadelphia, to serve as a faculty member and department head of various Philadelphia-area parochial schools. He was appointed an assistant superintendent of the schools of the archdiocese (1960–70) by O'Hara's successor, John Krol, and later superintendent (1970–80). He was raised to the rank of Papal Chamberlain by Pope Paul VI, and was named pastor of St. Margaret Parish in Narberth in 1980.
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