Oscar Hugh Lipscomb

Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Archbishop of Mobile
See Mobile
In Office November 16, 1980—April 2, 2008
Predecessor John Lawrence May
Successor Thomas John Rodi
Orders
Ordination July 15, 1956
Personal details
Born September 21, 1931 (1931-09-21) (age 80)
Mobile, Alabama
Previous post Chancellor of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile

Oscar Hugh Lipscomb (b. September 21, 1931, Mobile, Alabama) is the retired Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama. Lipscomb's retirement was accepted by the Holy See April 2, 2008.

He was the first Archbishop of Mobile and its eighth bishop. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham on July 15, 1956, at the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome. He was appointed Archbishop of Mobile on July 29, 1980,and consecrated on November 16, 1980, by his predecessor, Archbishop John Lawrence May. The Diocese of Mobile was elevated to the Archdiocese of Mobile on the date Lipscomb was appointed its first archbishop.[1]

He attended McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, then known as McGill Institute, where today an athletic complex is named in his honor. After graduating from McGill in 1949, he entered St. Bernard Junior Seminary and College, in Cullman, Alabama. In 1951, he entered the Pontifical North American College Seminary in Rome, and was there until his ordination in 1956. He acquired an M.A.degree in History, in 1960, and a Ph.D. degree in History from Catholic University of America (CUA), in 1963.

Lipscomb served as a parish priest in Mobile and as an educator at McGill Institute and Spring Hill College. He was appointed chancellor of the Mobile archdiocese in 1966, and served in that capacity until he was appointed Archbishop of Mobile in 1980.[2]

Lipscomb is a member of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches.[citation needed]

Styles of
Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style His Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Lawrence May
Archbishop of Mobile
1980–2008
Succeeded by
Thomas John Rodi

References

  1. ^ Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Mobile, Vol. XXIV, 2003, pg. 7
  2. ^ Catholic Week, Official Weekly Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile, Vol 74, June 5, 2009, Special Edition commemorating Archbishop Lipscomb's retirement

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