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Benedict Joseph Flaget, S.S. First Bishop of Bardstown and Louisville, 1810-1850 Born: November 7, 1763 Ordained to priesthood: June 1, 1788 Ordained Bishop of Bardstown: November 4, 1810 Died: February 11, 1850 |
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John Baptist Marie David, S.S. Coadjutor Bishop, 1819-1834 Born: June 4, 1761 Ordained to priesthood: September 24, 1785 Ordained coadjutor to Bishop of Bardstown: August 15, 1819 Died: July 12, 1841 |
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Guy Ignatius Chabrat, S.S. Coadjutor Bishop, 1834-1847 Born: December 27, 1787 Ordained to priesthood: December 21, 1811 Ordained coadjutor to Bishop of Bardstown: July 20, 1834 Died: November 21, 1868 |
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Martin John Spalding Second Bishop of Louisville, 1850-1864 Born: May 23, 1810 Ordained to priesthood: August 13, 1834 Ordained bishop: September 10, 1848 Served as Coadjutor Bishop of Louisville: 1848-1850 Succeeded to See of Louisville: 1850-1864 Installed as Archbishop of Baltimore: July 31, 1864 Died: February 7, 1872 |
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Peter Joseph Lavialle Third Bishop of Louisville, 1865-1867 Born: July 15, 1820 Ordained to priesthood: February 2, 1844 Ordained Bishop of Louisville: September 24, 1865 Died: May 11, 1867 |
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William George McCloskey Fourth Bishop of Louisville, 1868-1909 Born: November 10, 1823 Ordained to priesthood: October 6, 1852 Ordained Bishop of Louisville: May 24, 1868 Died: September 17, 1909 |
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Denis O’Donaghue Fifth Bishop of Louisville: 1910-1924 Born: November 30, 1848 Ordained to priesthood: September 6, 1874 Ordained auxiliary to Bishop of Indianapolis: April 25, 1900 Installed as Fifth Bishop of Louisville: March 29, 1910 Died: November 7, 1925 |
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John Alexander Floersh Sixth Bishop and First Archbishop, 1924-1967 Born: October 5, 1886 Ordained to priesthood: June 10, 1911 Ordained as Coadjutor Bishop to Bishop of Louisville: April 8, 1923 Succeeded to See of Louisville: July 26, 1924 Elevated to Archbishop of Louisville: December 10, 1937 Died: June 11, 1968 |
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Charles G. Maloney, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Louisville, 1955-1995 Titular Bishop of Bardstown, 1995-2006 Born: September 9, 1912 Ordained to priesthood: December 8, 1937 Ordained auxiliary to Archbishop of Louisville: February 2, 1955 Appointed Titular Bishop of Bardstown: February 2, 1995 Died: April 30, 2006 |
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Thomas J. McDonough Seventh Bishop and Second Archbishop, 1967-1982 Born: December 5, 1911 Ordained to priesthood: May 26, 1938 Ordained auxiliary to the Bishop of St. Augustine: April 30, 1947 Installed as auxiliary to Bishop of Savannah: February 20, 1957 Installed as Bishop of Savannah: April 27, 1960 Installed as Archbishop of Louisville: May 2, 1967 Died: August 4, 1998 |
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Thomas C. Kelly, O.P. Eighth Bishop and Third Archbishop, 1982-2007 Born: July 14, 1931 Ordained to priesthood: June 5, 1958 Ordained auxiliary to the Archbishop of Washington, D.C.: August 15, 1977 Installed as Archbishop of Louisville: February 18, 1982 Died: December 14, 2011 Press Conference Video Tributes from Religious Leaders |
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Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Ninth Bishop and Fourth Archbishop, 2007- Born: August 18, 1946 Ordained to priesthood: March 18, 1972 Ordained Bishop of Knoxville: December 8, 1999 Installed as Archbishop of Louisville: August 15, 2007 |