James Steven Rausch (September 4, 1928 – May 18, 1981) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona from 1977 until his death in 1981. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud in Minnesota from 1973 to 1977.
On March 5, 1973, Pope Paul VI appointed Rausch auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud; he was consecrated by Cardinal John Krol on April 16, 1973.
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On June 17, 1977, Rausch was appointed bishop of the Phoenix Diocese serving until his death.[2][3] He was known for his advocacy of ecumenicism and for speaking out against abortion rights for women. [4] On occasion, he would celebrate mass in orange groves to accommodate undocumented migrants who were afraid to go into a city.[1]
James Rausch died in Phoenix of a heart attack on May 18, 1981, at age 52.[2][4]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Bishop James Rausch, At 52 After Heart Attack, by Marjorie Hyer, Washington Post, May 19, 1981". www.bishop-accountability.org. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ abcd"Bishop James Steven Rausch". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
^. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
^ abBriggs, Kenneth A. (May 19, 1981). "JAMES S. RAUSCH, 52, BISHOP OF PHOENIX". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
james, steven, rausch, september, 1928, 1981, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, served, second, bishop, diocese, phoenix, arizona, from, 1977, until, death, 1981, previously, served, auxiliary, bishop, diocese, cloud, minnesota, from, 1973, 1977, exc. James Steven Rausch September 4 1928 May 18 1981 was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona from 1977 until his death in 1981 He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of St Cloud in Minnesota from 1973 to 1977 His Excellency The Most ReverendJames Steven RauschBishop of PhoenixChurchRoman CatholicSeeDiocese of PhoenixIn officeJune 17 1977 toMay 18 1981PredecessorEdward A McCarthySuccessorThomas J O BrienOrdersOrdinationJune 2 1956by Peter William BartholomeConsecrationApril 16 1973by John KrolPersonal detailsBorn 1928 09 04 September 4 1928Albany Minnesota USDiedMay 18 1981 1981 05 18 aged 52 Previous post s Auxiliary Bishop of St Cloud1973 to 1977 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Priesthood 1 3 Auxiliary Bishop of St Cloud 1 4 Bishop of Phoenix 2 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit James Rausch was born in Albany Minnesota on September 4 1928 He attended Catholic schools in both Indiana and Minnesota After studying economics at the University of Minnesota Rausch received a Master of Education degree from St Thomas College in St Paul Minnesota He later earned a Doctor of Pastoral Psychology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome 1 Priesthood edit Rausch was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Saint Cloud on June 2 1956 2 In 1970 he became assistant general secretary of the United States Catholic Conference USCC the service arm of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops NCCB He became general secretary of both groups in 1972 2 1 Auxiliary Bishop of St Cloud edit On March 5 1973 Pope Paul VI appointed Rausch auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of St Cloud he was consecrated by Cardinal John Krol on April 16 1973 Bishop of Phoenix edit On June 17 1977 Rausch was appointed bishop of the Phoenix Diocese serving until his death 2 3 He was known for his advocacy of ecumenicism and for speaking out against abortion rights for women 4 On occasion he would celebrate mass in orange groves to accommodate undocumented migrants who were afraid to go into a city 1 James Rausch died in Phoenix of a heart attack on May 18 1981 at age 52 2 4 References edit a b c Bishop James Rausch At 52 After Heart Attack by Marjorie Hyer Washington Post May 19 1981 www bishop accountability org Retrieved September 22 2022 a b c d Bishop James Steven Rausch Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved January 21 2015 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Archived from the original on November 22 2010 Retrieved August 11 2010 a b Briggs Kenneth A May 19 1981 JAMES S RAUSCH 52 BISHOP OF PHOENIX The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved September 22 2022 Catholic Church titlesPreceded byEdward A McCarthy Bishop of Phoenix1977 1981 Succeeded byThomas J O Brien nbsp This article about an American Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Steven Rausch amp oldid 1188649303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
