Francis B. Schulte

Oxford University

Francis Bible Schulte,

Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana from 1989 to 2002.^[1]

Schulte previously served as bishop of the

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia from 1985 to 1989 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

in Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1985.

Biography

Early life

Francis Schulte was born on December 23, 1926, in

St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia.^{[citation needed}

]

Deciding to become a

Master of Political Science. Schulte then did more graduate studies at Oxford University in England, and at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.^{[citation needed}

]

priesthood by Cardinal John Francis O’Hara on May 10, 1952, for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. After his ordination, Schulte was named by Archbishop John F. O'Hara to serve as a faculty member and department head of various Philadelphia-area parochial schools.^{[citation needed}

]

Archbishop John Krol appointed Schulte as an assistant superintendent of the archdiocesan schools in 1960. He became superintendent of the schools in 1970. Schulte was raised to the rank of papal chamberlain by Pope Paul VI, and was named pastor of St. Margaret Parish in Narberth, Pennsylvania, in 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia

On June 27, 1981, Schulte was appointed an

titular Bishop of Afufenia by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on August 12, 1981, with Cardinal Krol as his principal consecrator and Bishops John J. Graham and Martin N. Lohmuller

serving as co-consecrators.

Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston

On June 4, 1985, John Paul II named Schulte as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

Archbishop of New Orleans

John Paul II appointed Schulte as the twelfth archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on December 6, 1988; he was installed on February 14, 1989. Population shifts in the archdiocese forced Schulte to close or merge several parishes. He also restructured the school system of the archdiocese.[3]

Schulte served as the chairman of the

grand prior of that region.^[6]

Retirement

On January 3, 2002. John Paul II accepted Schulte's resignation as archbishop of New Orleans. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005, his doctors suggested he move to Philadelphia for treatment as New Orleans was dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.^[2]

After spending time in a nursing home in Philadelphia, Francis Schulte died there on January 17, 2016,at age 89. His remains were interred in the crypt of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, King of France in New Orleans.^[2]

References

^ "Archbishop Francis Bible Schulte". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.^{[self-published source]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Funeral Arrangements set for Archbishop Schulte". Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Archbishop-Emeritus Francis B. Schulte dies at 89 in Philadelphia". WDSU News. January 17, 2016.
^ "Archbishop emeritus Francis Schultz dies at 89". WWLTV.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
^ "News: Francis B. Schulte, 89, retired New Orleans archbishop". Philly dot com. January 19, 2016.
^ "Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States of America: History (1986-1996)". Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia 1981–1985	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Joseph Howard Hodges	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston 1985–1988	Succeeded by Bernard William Schmitt
Preceded by Philip Matthew Hannan	Archbishop of New Orleans 1988–2001	Succeeded by Alfred Clifton Hughes
Preceded by Stanley Joseph Ott	Grand Prior Southeastern Lieutenancy of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre 1992–2002	Succeeded by Alfred Clifton Hughes

v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
Ordinaries	Bishops Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas Francisco Porró y Reinado Louis-Guillaume DuBourg Joseph Rosati Leo-Raymond de Neckere Archbishops Antoine Blanc Jean-Marie Odin Napoléon-Joseph Perché Francis Xavier Leray Francis Janssens Placide Louis Chapelle James Hubert Blenk John William Shaw Joseph Francis Rummel John Patrick Cody Philip Matthew Hannan Francis Bible Schulte Alfred Clifton Hughes Gregory Michael Aymond Auxiliary bishops Gustave Augustin Rouxel John Laval Louis Abel Caillouet Harold Perry, S.V.D. Stanley Joseph Ott Robert William Muench Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. Gregory Michael Aymond Roger Paul Morin Shelton Joseph Fabre Fernand J. Cheri, O.F.M.
Churches	Cathedral St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans Orleans Parish Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Guadalupe St. Augustine Church St. Mary's Assumption St. Patrick's
Schools	Higher education Loyola University of Holy Cross Xavier Notre Dame Seminary Saint Joseph Seminary College High schools Academy of Our Lady Academy of the Sacred Heart (K-12) Archbishop Chapelle High School Archbishop Hannan High School Archbishop Rummel High School Archbishop Shaw High School Brother Martin High School Cabrini High School De La Salle High School Holy Cross High School Jesuit High School Mount Carmel Academy Pope John Paul II St. Augustine High School St. Charles Catholic High School St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School Saint Mary's Academy St. Mary's Dominican High School St. Paul's School St. Scholastica Academy St. Thérèse Academy for Exceptional Learners Ursuline Academy Former educational institutions Holy Rosary High School St. Charles College
Miscellany	Newspapers Clarion Herald Le Propagateur Catholique Sports league New Orleans Catholic League
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Bishops	Ordinaries Richard Vincent Whelan John Joseph Kain Patrick James Donahue John Joseph Swint Joseph Howard Hodges Francis B. Schulte Bernard William Schmitt Michael J. Bransfield Mark E. Brennan Coadjutor Thomas John McDonnell Auxiliary James Edward Michaels
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston Parishes Good Shepherd Church, Coalburg St. Peter's Church, Harpers Ferry St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg Former parishes St. Bernard Church, Camden St. Colman's Church, Dillon
Education	Higher education Catholic Distance University Wheeling Jesuit University High schools Charleston Catholic High School, Charleston Madonna High School, Weirton Notre Dame High School, Clarksburg Parkersburg Catholic High School, Parkersburg St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Huntington Wheeling Central Catholic High School, Wheeling Former high school Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling Grade school Cathedral Parish School
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