John Charles Wester
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Charles Wester |
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| Archbishop of Santa Fe | |
| Archdiocese | Santa Fe |
| Appointed | April 27, 2015 |
| Installed | June 4, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Michael Jarboe Sheehan |
| Other posts | Chairman of USCCB Communications Committee |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 15, 1976 |
| Consecration | September 18, 1998 by William Joseph Levada, John R. Quinn, and Patrick Joseph McGrath |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Charles Wester |
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November 5, 1950 San Francisco, California |
| Previous post | Bishop of Salt Lake City |
| Alma mater | Saint Patrick Seminary |
| Motto | ABIDE IN CHRIST |
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Styles of John Charles Wester |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
John Charles Wester, (born November 5, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, the twelfth Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular Bishop of Lamiggiga and auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. After becoming auxiliary bishop, Wester held the title of moderator of the curia until 2003. While he was episcopal vicar for clergy, Wester also served as vicar general of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In 2007 Wester was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. On April 27, 2015 Wester was appointed by Pope Francis to succeed Michael Jarboe Sheehan as the twelfth Archbishop of Santa Fe.
John Charles Wester was born in San Francisco, California, on November 5, 1950, the fourth generation of his family born there. Wester attended Our Lady of Mercy Parish School in Daly City, California.
Wester graduated from St. Joseph's College Seminary, Mountain View, California, in 1972, and then attended St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1976. Wester went on to earn a Master of Applied Science (M.A.S.) from the University of San Francisco in 1984, and then a Master of Arts (MA) in spiritual theology at the Holy Names College in Oakland, California in 1993.
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