Daniel M. Buechlein
C.Ss.R. | |
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Orders | |
Ordination | May 3, 1964 |
Consecration | March 2, 1987 by Thomas Cajetan Kelly, OP, James Stafford, and Edward O'Meara |
Personal details | |
Born | Jasper, Indiana, U.S. | April 20, 1938
Died | January 25, 2018 Saint Meinrad, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 79)
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Memphis (1987–1992) |
Motto | Seek the Face of the Lord |
Styles of Daniel Mark Buechlein | ||
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Reference style | ||
Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Daniel Mark Buechlein,
Biography
Early life
Daniel Buechlein was born on April 20, 1938, in
Buechlein was
Bishop of Memphis
On January 20, 1987,
Archbishop of Indianapolis
Pope John Paul II appointed Buechlein as the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on July 14, 1992; he was installed by Archbishop
In 2001, Buechlein spoke out against the upcoming execution of Timothy J. McVeigh, a domestic terrorist who murdered 168 people in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.[2] Buechlein said that capital punishment only served to feed the cycle of violence.[2]
In the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Buechlein served as chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism. He worked closely with the publishers of Catholic textbooks to incorporate correct teaching of the Catholic catechism.[1]In 2004, Buechlein established the Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary on the campus of Marian University in Indianapolis. [3] The Buechlein Dining Hall is named after him.[4]
On January 18, 2008, Buechlein was diagnosed with
Retirement and legacy
On September 21, 2011, Pope
Daniel M. Buechlein died on January 25, 2018, at the St. Meinrad Archabbey infirmary at age 79.[9]
References
- ^ a b "'A man of prayer': Archbishop Emeritus Daniel M. Buechlein marks 50 years of priestly life and ministry (May 2, 2014)". www.archindy.org. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Simon Brute Society". Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "<div> <br /> </div>". Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Archbishop Buechlein diagnosed with cancer January 25, 2008
- ^ Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Archbishop Buechlein's cancer is in remission June 20, 2008
- ^ Rinunce e nomine, 21. 09. 2011 [1] Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine September 21, 2011
- ^ Associated Press. "Ailing archbishop announces retirement." The Herald-Times, 2011-09-22, A2.
- ^ Jasper native Archbishop Daniel Buechlein dies