Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Roman Catholic archbishop (1931ā2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oscar Hugh Lipscomb (September 21, 1931 ā July 15, 2020)[1] was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, for 28 years. Lipscomb attended high school in Mobile, before studying for the priesthood in Rome. He was ordained a priest in 1956 and served in the Archdiocese of Mobile as a parish priest and teacher. He became chancellor of the archdiocese in 1966, and was consecrated as a bishop fourteen years later. He retired as bishop in 2008. He was the first archbishop of Mobile and its eighth bishop.
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Archbishop Emeritus of Mobile | |
Archdiocese | Mobile |
Appointed | July 29, 1980 |
Installed | November 16, 1980 |
Term ended | April 2, 2008 |
Predecessor | John Lawrence May |
Successor | Thomas John Rodi |
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Ordination | July 15, 1956 |
Consecration | November 16, 1980 by John L. May, William Benedict Friend, and Raymond W. Lessard |
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Born | (1931-09-21)September 21, 1931 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | July 15, 2020 (aged 88) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Previous post(s) | Chancellor of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
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