- Elden Francis Curtiss
Elden Francis Curtiss (born
June 16 ,1932 in Baker City, Oregon) was installed as theRoman Catholic archbishop of Omaha onJune 25 ,1993 .Life
He was ordained a
priest of the Diocese of Baker onMay 24 ,1958 . He was ordained a bishop onApril 28 ,1976 . He was named byPope John Paul II as Archbishop of Omaha in 1993 after 17 years as bishop of Helena.He submitted his letter of resignation
pro forma to thePope onJune 16 2007 , his 75th birthday.Controversy
He was partly responsible for the closing of Cathedral High School on
March 17 1994 , although the closure was officially labeled aconsolidation with Roncalli High School.External links
*http://www.archomaha.com/ArchPages/Prelates/Curtiss.html
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