Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Saint Louis / Sancti Ludovici (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Jefferson City, Kansas City–Saint Joseph, Springfield–Cape Girardeau

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Louis of France (August 25), Saint Vincent de Paul (September 27), Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (November 18)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 12

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1826.07.18: Established as Diocese of Saint Louis / Sancti Ludovici (Latin) (from Diocese of Durango and Diocese of Louisiana and without ecclesiastical province)
1837.07.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Dubuque
1843.11.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Chicago and Diocese of Little Rock
1847.07.20: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis / Sancti Ludovici (Latin) (with suffragan see Dubuque)
1850.07.19: Gained suffragan sees Milwaukee and Saint Paul
1853.07.29: Gained suffragan see Santa Fe
1868.03.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Saint Joseph and gained suffragan sees Green Bay, La Crosse and Saint Joseph
1875.02.12: Lost suffragan sees Green Bay, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Santa Fe
1877.05.22: Gained suffragan see Leavenworth
1879.08.12: Gained suffragan see Dakota
1880.09.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kansas City and gained suffragan see Kansas City
1881.06.14: Gained suffragan see Davenport
1885.10.02: Gained suffragan see Omaha
1887.08.02: Gained suffragan sees Cheyenne, Concordia, Lincoln and Wichita
1888.05.04: Lost suffragan sees Saint Paul and Dakota
1893.06.15: Lost suffragan sees Davenport, Dubuque, Lincoln and Omaha
1941.11.15: Lost suffragan see Cheyenne
1944.12.23: Lost suffragan see Concordia and gained suffragan see Salina
1947.05.10: Lost suffragan see Leavenworth and gained suffragan see Kansas City
1951.05.19: Gained suffragan see Dodge City
1952.08.09: Lost suffragan sees Dodge City, Kansas City, Salina and Wichita
1956.07.02: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Jefferson City and Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau, lost suffragan see Saint Joseph and gained suffragan sees Jefferson City and Springfield–Cape Girardeau

Contact Info

Address: The Catholic Center, 4445 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108-2403, USA

Phone: +1 (314) 633-2222

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1999.01)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.06.10 – ...):	Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (66)
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.03.07 – ...):	Bishop Mark Steven Rivituso (63) Titular Bishop of Turuzi

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Saint Louis (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (66)
(2020.06.10 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA)

Serve the Lord with gladness

Born:	1958.08.06 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1984.11.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.08.24

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1984.11.24 – 2004.07.03)

Titular Bishop of Walla Walla (2004.07.03 – 2014.06.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (2004.07.03 – 2014.06.19)

Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) (2014.06.19 – 2020.06.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (2020.06.10 – ...)

Archbishop Robert James Carlson (80)
(2009.04.21 – 2020.06.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA)

Ante crucem nihil defensionis

Born:	1944.06.30 (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1970.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.01.11

Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1970.05.23 – 1983.11.19)

Titular Bishop of Avioccala (1983.11.19 – 1994.01.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1983.11.19 – 1994.01.13)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux Falls (USA) (1994.01.13 – 1995.03.21)

Bishop of Sioux Falls (USA) (1995.03.21 – 2004.12.29)

Bishop of Saginaw (USA) (2004.12.29 – 2009.04.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (2009.04.21 – 2020.06.10)

Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke (76) (later Cardinal)
(2003.12.02 – 2008.06.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA)
Patron emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Secundum cor tuum

Born:	1948.06.30 (Richland Center, WI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.01.06
Created Cardinal:	2010.11.20

Priest of La Crosse (USA) (1975.06.29 – 1994.12.10)

Defender of the Bond of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1989 – 1994.12.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1993.08.12 – 1994.12.10)

Bishop of La Crosse (USA) (1994.12.10 – 2003.12.02)

Founder of Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem (2002)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (2003.12.02 – 2008.06.27)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (2008.06.27 – 2014.11.08)

President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State (2008.06.27 – 2014.11.08)

President of Commission for Advocates (2008.10.07 – 2014.11.08)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti (2010.11.20 [2011.02.05] – 2021.05.03)

Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (2014.11.08 – 2023.06.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title (2021.05.03 – ...)

Archbishop Justin Francis Rigali (89) (later Cardinal)
(1994.01.25 – 2003.07.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA)

Verbum caro factum est

Born:	1935.04.19 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.04.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.09.14
Created Cardinal:	2003.10.21

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1961.04.25 – 1985.06.08)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1967.07.11 – 1980.04.19)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1980.04.19 – 1985.06.08)

President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1985.06.08 – 1989.12.21)

Titular Archbishop of Bolsena (1985.06.08 – 1994.01.25)

Secretary of Congregation for Bishops (1989.12.21 – 1994.01.25)

Secretary of College of Cardinals (1990.01.02 – 1994.01.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1994.01.25 – 2003.07.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) (2003.07.15 – 2011.07.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (2003.10.21 [2004.05.09] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Scranton (USA) (2009.08.31 – 2010.02.23)

Archbishop John Lawrence May
(1980.01.24 – 1992.12.09)

Conservus in Domino

Born:	1922.03.31 (Evanston, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1947.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.08.24
Died:	1994.03.24 (Shrewsbury, MO, USA † 71)

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1947.05.03 – 1967.06.16)

Titular Bishop of Tagarbala (1967.06.16 – 1969.09.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1967.06.16 – 1969.09.29)

Bishop of Mobile (USA) (1969.09.29 – 1980.01.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1980.01.24 – 1992.12.09)

Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1983 – 1986)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1986 – 1989)

Cardinal John Joseph Carberry
(1968.02.17 – 1979.07.31)

Maria regina mater

Born:	1904.07.31 (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1929.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.07.25
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1998.06.17 (Kirkwood, MO, USA † 93)

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1929.07.28 – 1956.05.03)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1948.02.03 – 1954.05.07)

Domestic Prelate (1954.05.07 – 1956.05.03)

Titular Bishop of Elis (1956.05.03 – 1957.11.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA) (1956.05.03 – 1957.11.20)

Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (USA) (1957.11.20 – 1965.01.16)

Bishop of Columbus (USA) (1965.01.16 – 1968.02.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1968.02.17 – 1979.07.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1969.04.30 – 1998.06.17)

Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1974 – 1977)

Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter
(1946.07.20 – 1967.06.10)

Ipsa duce non fatigaris / Miles Christi sum

Born:	1892.07.20 (New Albany, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1917.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.03.28
Created Cardinal:	1961.01.16
Died:	1967.06.10 (Saint Louis, MO, USA † 74)

Priest of Indianapolis (USA) (1917.05.30 – 1933.02.03)

Titular Bishop of Hippos (1933.02.03 – 1934.03.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1933.02.03 – 1934.03.24)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1934.03.24 – 1944.10.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1944.10.21 – 1946.07.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1946.07.20 – 1967.06.10)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana (1961.01.19 – 1967.06.10)

Cardinal John Joseph Glennon
(1903.10.13 – 1946.03.09)

Crux fidelis lux perennis

Born:	1862.06.14 (Kinnegad, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1884.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1896.06.29
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1946.03.09 (Dublin, Ireland † 83)

Priest of Kansas City (USA) (1884.12.20 – 1896.03.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Kansas City (USA) (1894 – 1896.03.14)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City (USA) (1896.03.14 – 1903.04.27)

Titular Bishop of Pinara (1896.03.14 – 1903.10.13)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1903.04.27 – 1903.10.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1903.10.13 – 1946.03.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1946.02.22 – 1946.03.09)

Archbishop John Joseph Kain
(1895.05.21 – 1903.10.13)

Pro Deo et patria

Born:	1841.05.31 (Martinsburg, WV, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1866.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1875.05.23
Died:	1903.10.13 (St. Louis, MO, USA † 62)

Priest of Wheeling (USA) (1866.07.02 – 1875.02.12)

Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1875.02.12 – 1893.05.21)

Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (1893.05.21 – 1895.05.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1893.05.21 – 1895.05.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1895.05.21 – 1903.10.13)

Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick
(1847.07.12 – 1895.05.21)

Noli irritare leonem

Born:	1806.08.17 (Dublin, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1832.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1841.11.30
Died:	1896.03.04 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Draso (1841.04.30 – 1843.09.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1841.04.30 – 1843.09.25)

Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1843.09.25 – 1847.07.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1847.07.12 – 1895.05.21)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1895.06.08 – 1896.03.04)

Bishops of Saint Louis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Richard Kenrick (later Archbishop)
(1843.09.25 – 1847.07.12)

(see above)

Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M.
(1827.03.20 – 1843.09.25)

Born:	1789.01.12 (Sora, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1811.02.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1824.03.25
Died:	1843.09.25 (Roma, Italy † 54)

Titular Bishop of Tanagra (1822.02.13 – 1827.03.20)

Vicar Apostolic of Mississippi and Alabama (USA) (1822.08.13 – 1823.06.22 not possessed)

Coadjutor Bishop of New Orleans (USA) (1823.06.22 – 1827.03.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Louis (USA) (1826.07.18 – 1827.03.20)

Apostolic Administrator of New Orleans (USA) (1826.07.18 – 1829.08.04)

Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1827.03.20 – 1843.09.25)

Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1826.07.18 – 1827.03.20)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop John Joseph Glennon (later Cardinal) (1903.04.27 – 1903.10.13)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop John Joseph Kain (1893.05.21 – 1895.05.21)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Patrick John Ryan (1872.02.15 – 1884.06.08)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Peter Richard Kenrick (later Archbishop) (1841.04.30 – 1843.09.25)
Coadjutor Bishop: Fr. John Timon, C.M. (later Bishop) (1839.05.17 – 1840.04.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Matthew Rice (64) (2010.12.01 – 2016.04.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Robert Joseph Hermann (90) (2002.10.16 – 2010.12.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Timothy Michael Dolan (74) (later Cardinal) (2001.06.19 – 2002.06.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Fred Naumann (75) (later Archbishop) (1997.07.08 – 2004.01.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael John Sheridan (1997.07.08 – 2001.12.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Kenneth Braxton (80) (1995.03.28 – 2000.12.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paul Albert Zipfel (1989.05.16 – 1996.12.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Joseph O’Donnell (1983.12.06 – 1994.11.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (84) (1983.12.06 – 1993.03.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Nicholas Wurm (1976.06.25 – 1981.09.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Thomas O’Meara (later Archbishop) (1972.01.28 – 1979.11.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Charles Roman Koester (1971.01.02 – 1991.09.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Alphonse McNicholas (1969.01.31 – 1975.07.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Joseph Gottwald (1961.06.23 – 1988.08.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin (1957.04.17 – 1967.05.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leo Christopher Byrne (later Archbishop) (1954.05.21 – 1961.02.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Charles Herman Helmsing (1949.03.17 – 1956.08.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Patrick Cody (later Cardinal) (1947.05.14 – 1954.01.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Joseph Donnelly (1940.03.19 – 1946.11.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Christian Herman Winkelmann (1933.09.13 – 1939.12.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James Duggan (1857.01.09 – 1859.01.21)