Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
Bishop Emeritus of Evansville
Archdiocese Indianapolis
Diocese Evansville
Appointed March 11, 1989
Installed April 11, 1989
Term ended April 26, 2011
Predecessor Francis Raymond Shea
Successor Charles C. Thompson
Orders
Ordination May 7, 1961
by Paul Clarence Schulte
Consecration April 11, 1989
by Edward Thomas O'Meara, Thomas J. O'Brien, and Daniel M. Buechlein
Personal details
Born (1935-10-20) October 20, 1935
Ramsey, Indiana
Motto Dominus pars
Styles of
Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (born October 20, 1935) was the fourth Bishop of Evansville, Indiana.

Early life

Gettelfinger was born in Ramsey, Indiana, the fourth of eight children of Gerald and Mary Gettelfinger. He attended St. Meinrad High School, graduating in 1953 before attending Saint Meinrad School of Theology where he graduated in 1957. He was ordained a priest on May 7, 1961. Gettelfinger earned a MS Ed from Butler University in 1969.

Gettelfinger served as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis from 1980–1988 and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis from 1988 to 1989.

Episcopacy

Gettelfinger was consecrated Bishop of Evansville on April 11, 1989.

Boy Scouts of America

Since 1998, Gettelfinger has served as bishop liaison to the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS). He was a chaplain at the 2001 National Scout Jamboree and has trekked at the Philmont Scout Ranch as part of the NCCS Saint George Trek. Gettelfinger received the Silver Buffalo Award in 2005.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2005 Silver Buffalo article

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francis Raymond Shea		 Bishop of Evansville
1989–2011		 Succeeded by
Charles C. Thompson



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