Robert Joseph Baker

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Robert Joseph Baker
Bishop of Birmingham
Bishop Robert Baker with Friars
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Mobile
Diocese	Birmingham
Appointed	August 14, 2007
Installed	October 2, 2007
Predecessor	David Edward Foley
Orders
Ordination	March 21, 1970 by Paul Francis Tanner
Consecration	September 29, 1999 by John Francis Donoghue, Gabriel Montalvo Higuera, and John J. Snyder
Personal details
Born	(1944-06-04) June 4, 1944 Willard, Ohio
Motto	REJOICING IN HOPE

Styles of Robert Joseph Baker

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Robert J. Baker (b. June 4, 1944 Willard, Ohio) is an American Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. He was appointed to this post by Pope Benedict XVI on August 14, 2007 and installed on October 2, 2007. He has written several books.

Biography

Baker was ordained for the diocese of St Augustine in 1970 and sent to Rome for doctoral studies in dogmatic theology shortly thereafter. He has served in turns as a parish priest, campus minister, and seminary formator.

In 1999, Baker was appointed Bishop of Charleston. As bishop of Charleston, Baker presided over rapid growth, thanks to a combination of adult conversion and Hispanic immigration (the state's population of Roman Catholics boomed by almost 40% to over 175,000 during his tenure). Bishop Baker dedicated new or expanded churches, schools, and parish facilities.

He was transferred to Alabama to become Bishop of Birmingham. The Diocese of Charleston bishopric was filled Jan. 24, 2009 by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone, formerly rector of St. Agnes Cathedral of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York.

Bibliography

Cacique: A Novel of Florida's Heroic Mission History Saint Catherine of Siena Press

References

External links

Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Website

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by David B. Thompson	Bishop of Charleston 1999–2007	Succeeded by Robert E. Guglielmone
Preceded by David Edward Foley	Bishop of Birmingham 2007–present	Succeeded by incumbent

Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama

Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Gregory Vath Raymond James Boland David Edward Foley Robert Joseph Baker

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham Parishes St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville Shrine Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville

Education	High schools Pope John Paul II Catholic High School, Huntsville Holy Family Cristo Rey High School, Birmingham Holy Spirit Catholic School, Tuscaloosa John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, McClellan Independent school St. Bernard Preparatory School, Cullman

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Diocese of Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 19116429 LCCN: n2006088656

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