Charles Albert Buswell

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Charles Albert Buswell (October 15, 1913 – June 14, 2008) was an American

Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo
in Colorado from 1959 to 1979.

Biography

Early life

Charles Buswell was born on October 15, 1913, in

Oklahoma City. Charles Buswell received his primary and secondary education at the cathedral's St. Joseph School, the studied for two years at St. Benedict's College in Atchison, Kansas. In 1933, he entered St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri
.

After studying theology at

American College of the Immaculate Conception in Leuven, Belgium. He was known there as "both a serious student and a congenial companion among his fellow seminarians." He also served as prefect and assistant editor
of The American College Bulletin during his studies.

Priesthood

Buswell was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paulin Ladeuze in Belgium for the Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa on July 9, 1939. [1] After returning to Oklahoma, he was named assistant pastor of a parish in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral Parish in Oklahoma City. Buswell, after being made diocesan vice-chancellor, became the first pastor of Christ the King Parish in 1947. At Christ the King, he placed emphasis on the greater involvement of the laity. He was raised to the rank of a privy chamberlain of his holiness in 1949, and a domestic prelate of his holiness in 1955.

Bishop of Pueblo

On August 8, 1959, Buswell was appointed as the second bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo by Pope John XXIII. He was consecrated on September 30, 1959, by Bishop Victor Reed, with Bishop s Stephen Leven and Glennon Flavin serving as co-consecrators. [1]

Buswell attended the

Gloria.[3]

In 1973, the

bishops and educators. During a Sunday parish visit in 1976, he introduced himself to a five-year-old girl at a mass as "Charlie". Following the end of the Mass, the little girl told him, "Nice show, Charlie!".[5]

Retirement and legacy

Pope Paul II accepted Buswell's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo on September 19, 1979. In 1982, Catholics Act for ERA announced that Buswell had expressed his support for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. The amendment failed ratification.[6]

A frequent visitor to

American College in Leuven, Buswell served as "pastor in residence" there from 1985 to 1986. For the 150th anniversary
of the foundation of the college in 2006, he was awarded the DeBecker Medal. Although unable to attend the ceremony, he was presented with the medal in the following December.

Charles Buswell died on June 14, 2008, at age 94.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Charles Albert Buswell [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ "Bishops too had to re-learn 'being church'". National Catholic Reporter. October 4, 2002.
  3. ^ "Religion: English Mass: Needs Work". Time. September 4, 1964.
  4. ^ "When to Confess". Time. September 3, 1973.
  5. ^ "A Church Divided". Time. May 24, 1976.
  6. ^ "One of 23 Roman Catholic bishops listed by Equal..." UPI. Retrieved 2022-04-16.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Pueblo
1959–1979 		Succeeded by
Arthur Nicholas Tafoya
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