Edward M. Rice
The Most Rev. Edward M. Rice | |
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| Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau | |
| File:Bishop Edward M. Rice.jpg | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau |
| See | Titular Bishop of Sufes |
| In office | April 26, 2016 — Present |
| Predecessor | James Vann Johnston, Jr. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 3, 1987 by John Lawrence May |
| Consecration | January 13, 2011 by Robert James Carlson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1960 |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of St. Louis |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Edward Matthew Rice | |
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| Reference style | Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Edward Matthew Rice (July 28, 1960 - ) is an American prelate who on April 26, 2016, was named by Pope Francis as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri.[1] He will be installed on June 1.
Biography
Early life and education
Rice was born July 28, 1960, at St. Louis, Missouri, one of the nine children of the late John and Helen Rice. He received the master's degree of divinity from Kenrick School of Theology in 1987.[citation needed]
Rice was ordained a transitional deacon on May 3, 1986, by Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD, then an auxiliary bishop of Saint Louis.
Priestly Ordination and ministry
Rice was ordained to the priesthood on January 3, 1987, by Archbishop of Saint Louis John L. May. He taught at St. Mary's High School in St. Louis from 1991, until four years later he became assistant director of Cardinal Glennon College, the minor seminary of the St. Louis archdiocese. He was named director of the college in 1996 and held the job until 2000. In that year, he received an assignment as pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in St. Louis. Then in 2008, he stepped down as pastor to become director of the Office of Vocations for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the position he has held since.
On July 2, 2008, he was appointed as a chaplain of His Holiness with the title monsignor.
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
On December 1, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rice an auxiliary bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, and titular Bishop of Sufes.[citation needed]
Rice's episcopal consecration took place on January 13, 2011, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. Robert James Carlson, the Archbishop of St. Louis, was the principal consecrator. Bishops John R. Gaydos (of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri) and Richard F. Stika (of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee), were the principal co-consecrators. Raymond Leo Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (the Vatican's highest court) and archbishop emeritus of St. Louis, and Bishop Hermann, were also in attendance.
Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
On April 26, 2016, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had appointed Rice bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, a diocese spanning the southern third of Missouri. His installation is set for June 1st at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Springfield.
See also
References
- ^ "Bishop Named for Springfield, Missouri; Auxiliary of St. Louis Named to Post". Retrieved April 26, 2016.
