Charles Asa Schleck
Charles Asa Schleck, CSC (July 5, 1925 – July 12, 2011) was a Roman Catholic prelate, who served as undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, from 1995 to 2000.
Biography
Schleck was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1950 he completed a Bachelor of Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Congregation of Holy Cross on 22 December, 1951, aged 26. Schleck continued his studies at the Angelicum completing a licentiate in 1952 and doctorate in theology 1953 with a dissertation entitled A Study of Sacramental Grace in General..[1]
On February 10, 1995, he was appointed undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and titular Archbishop of Africa by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained a bishop on April 1, 1995, aged 69, and retired in 2000.[2][3]
He died on July 12, 2011, shortly after his 86th birthday, holding the positions of Official Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and titular Archbishop of Africa.
References
- ^ http://www.fides.org/pt/news/30765-VATICANO_Faleceu_Dom_Schleck_Presidente_da_POM_de_1995_a_2001#.U58rqqPD_I0 Accessed 16 June, 2014
- ^ United States Catholic Bishops Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archbishop Charles Asa Schleck profile at Catholic Hierarchy website[self-published source]
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