Charles Pasquale Greco

Charles Pasquale Greco

Charles Pasquale Greco (October 29, 1894—January 20, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana from 1946 to 1973.

Biography

Charles Greco was born in Rodney, Mississippi, to Frank and Carmela (née Testa) Greco.[1] He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Covington, Louisiana, before studying at the American College at Louvain in Belgium and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Shaw on July 25, 1918.[2] He served as vicar general of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.[1]

On January 15, 1946, Greco was appointed the sixth Bishop of Alexandria by Pope Pius XII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following February 25 from Archbishop Joseph Rummel, with Bishops Richard Oliver Gerow and Thomas Joseph Toolen serving as co-consecrators.[2] During his tenure, he established 33 parishes, over 125 churches and chapels, 100 convents and rectories, and 7 health-care facilities.[3] He also founded St. Mary's Residential Training School in Clarks (later relocated in Alexandria) and Holy Angels School for Retarded Children in Shreveport.[3] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965. Bishop Greco was also the first Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus.

After twenty-seven years as bishop, Greco resigned on May 10, 1973.[2] He later died at age 92.

References

  1. ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Charles Pasquale Greco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgreco.html. 
  3. ^ a b "Bishop Charles P. Greco". Knights of Columbus Assembly 2161. http://www.knightsite.org/sk2161/bishopgreco.html. 
Preceded by
Daniel Francis Desmond
Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana
1946—1973
Succeeded by
Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves

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