| 词条 | Ernest Leo Unterkoefler |
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Ernest Leo Unterkoefler (August 17, 1917 – January 4, 1993) was an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Charleston from 1964-90. BiographyErnest Unterkoefler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Ernest L. and Anna Rose (née Chambers) Unterkoefler.[1] An avid baseball fan, he once considered a professional career in the sport before studying for the priesthood; he later said, "If I couldn't be bishop of Charleston, I'd love to be commissioner of baseball."[2] He graduated summa cum laude in pre-law from the Catholic University of America in 1940.[3] He also earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (1944) and Doctor of Canon Law (1950).[1] On May 18, 1944, Unterkoefler was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia.[4] He then served as a curate in Richmond until 1947, when he was transferred to Arlington.[1] He returned to Richmond in 1950, and became secretary of the diocesan tribunal in 1954.[1] He also served as chancellor (1960–64) and vicar general (1962–64).[3] He was named a papal chamberlain in 1961.[1] On December 13, 1961, Unterkoefler was appointed auxiliary bishop of Richmond and titular bishop of Latopolis by Pope John XXIII.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on February 22, 1962 from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, with Bishops Vincent Stanislaus Waters and Joseph Howard Hodges serving as co-consecrators.[4] He adopted as his episcopal motto: Deo Placere (Latin: "To Please God").[5] Between 1962-65, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, where he served as secretary of the American delegation of bishops.[3] Following the transfer of Bishop Francis Frederick Reh, Unterkoefler was named the tenth Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, on December 12, 1964.[4] An active participant in the civil rights movement, he worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and ended racial segregation in all Catholic institutions in the Diocese of Charleston.[3] He served as chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs from 1978-81. In 1987, he hosted Pope John Paul II during his visit to Columbia.[2] He was also a prominent advocate for restoring the permanent diaconate in the United States, and ordained Joseph Kemper in 1971 as the first permanent deacon in the nation.[3] In a 1985 interview, he said that his greatest satisfaction was in ordaining new priests, but also expressed his concern that a materialistic culture was making it more difficult to attract young men to the priesthood.[2] "We can't go out and recruit them with high salaries," he said. "We must wait for the Lord to call them."[2] DeathAfter 26 years in Charleston, Unterkoefler resigned as bishop on February 22, 1990.[4] He later died at Providence Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina, aged 75.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XXI|year=1977|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}} {{s-start}}{{s-rel|ca}}{{succession box | title=Bishop of Charleston | before=Francis Frederick Reh | after=David B. Thompson | years=1964–1990}}{{s-end}}{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston}}{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond}}{{Pacem in Terris Award laureates}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Unterkoefler, Ernest Leo}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|date=1993-01-05|work=The Rock Hill Herald|title=Retired Bishop Unterkoefler dead at 75 after long illness}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|date=1993-01-05|work=The State|title=CATHOLIC BISHOP UNTERKOEFLER DIES|last=Roberts|first=Lori D.}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Ernest Leo Unterkoefler|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bunte.html}} 5. ^{{cite news|work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston|title= The Bishops of the Diocese of Charleston 1820-present|url=http://www.catholic-doc.org/archives/history/index.html}} 11 : 1917 births|1993 deaths|Catholic University of America alumni|Clergy from Philadelphia|American Roman Catholic bishops|Participants in the Second Vatican Council|Roman Catholic bishops of Charleston|20th-century Roman Catholic bishops|Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond|Religious leaders from Pennsylvania|American people of German descent |
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