Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Evansville | |
| Archdiocese | Indianapolis |
| Diocese | Evansville |
| Appointed | March 11, 1989 |
| Installed | April 11, 1989 |
| Term ended | April 26, 2011 |
| Predecessor | Francis Raymond Shea |
| Successor | Charles C. Thompson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 7, 1961 by Paul Clarence Schulte |
| Consecration | April 11, 1989 by Edward Thomas O'Meara, Thomas J. O'Brien, and Daniel M. Buechlein |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 20, 1935 Ramsey, Indiana |
| Motto | Dominus pars |
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Styles of Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (born October 20, 1935) was the fourth Bishop of Evansville, Indiana.
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.
Gettelfinger was consecrated Bishop of Evansville on April 11, 1989.
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.
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