His Excellency, The Most Reverend James Terry Steib | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Memphis | |
| Archdiocese | Louisville |
| Diocese | Memphis |
| Appointed | March 24, 1993 |
| Installed | May 5, 1993 |
| Term ended | August 23, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Daniel M. Buechlein |
| Successor | Martin Holley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 6, 1967 |
| Consecration | February 10, 1984 by John L. May, George Joseph Gottwald, and Charles Roman Koester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1940 Vacherie, Louisiana |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis |
| Motto | THE LORD IS MY LIGHT |
| Styles of James Terry Steib | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (born May 17, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Memphis from 1993 to 2016.
Biography
J. Terry Steib was one of five children in the family of Rosemond and Vivian Steib. The Steib family lived in Louisiana, in sugar cane country. The Bishop grew up in Louisiana. After graduating high school, Bishop Steib enrolled in three successive Divine Word Seminaries in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Conesus, New York ,and Techny Illinois, respectively, to study to be ordained as a priest. He was ordained in 1967 in the Society of the Divine Word, and took a job at St. Stanislaus College, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where he had been in seminary. He also held a job as Assistant Dean of Students at the Seminary in Bay St. Louis from 1967-1969.[1]
In 1976, he was elected to the first of three terms (1976–83) as the provincial superior of the Society of the Divine Word's Southern Province. He was also Vice-President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men from 1979 to 1983.
On December 6, 1983, Steib was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Fallaba by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on February 10, 1984, from Archbishop John L. May, with Bishops George Gottwald and Charles Koester serving as co-consecrators. He was named to succeed Daniel M. Buechlein as the fourth Bishop of Memphis on March 24, 1993, and installed on May 5, 1993. He was the first African-American to serve as Bishop of Memphis.[2][3]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation - as is customary when a bishop turns 75 - August 23, 2016.
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ "Bishop Terry Steib". Catholic Diocese of Memphis. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/columnists/david-waters/2016/08/27/waters-bishop-tended-catholic-flock-quietly-for-23-years/90581412/#:~:text=J.,the%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Memphis.
- ^ https://adw.org/living-the-faith/our-cultures/our-communities/african-american-black-and-african-catholics/black-bishops/
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Official Site
- National Black Catholic Congress bio of J. Terry Steib
- National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus bio of J. Terry Steib
Episcopal succession
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Daniel M. Buechlein | Bishop of Memphis 1993–2016 | Succeeded by Martin Holley |
| Preceded by – | Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1984–1993 | Succeeded by – |