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Bishop Steib served as provincial superior of his order's Southern Province from 1976-1983. Around the same time period, (1979-1983), he was the Vice President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.
Bishop Steib served as provincial superior of his order's Southern Province from 1976-1983. Around the same time period, (1979-1983), he was the Vice President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.


Before becoming Bishop of Memphis, Bishop Steib was appointed to the positions of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of of St. Louis, as well as the Titular Bishop of Fallaba. He received the appointments to these positions by Pope John Paul II in 1983. The next year he was officially ordained as a Bishop by Archbishop John L. May. Then, in 1993, Pope John Paul II assigned him to be the first African American Bishop of Memphis. Bishop Steib was installed as Daniel M. Buchlein's successor as the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Memphis on May 5, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Terry Steib|url=https://cdom.org/bishop-terry-steib/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Catholic Diocese of Memphis|language=en-US}}</ref>
Before becoming Bishop of Memphis, Bishop Steib was appointed to the positions of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, as well as the Titular Bishop of Fallaba. He received the appointments to these positions by Pope John Paul II in 1983. The next year he was officially ordained as a Bishop by Archbishop John L. May. Then, in 1993, Pope John Paul II assigned him to be the first African American Bishop of Memphis. Bishop Steib was installed as Daniel M. Buchlein's successor as the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Memphis on May 5, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Terry Steib|url=https://cdom.org/bishop-terry-steib/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Catholic Diocese of Memphis|language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:52, 15 February 2021

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

James Terry Steib
Bishop Emeritus of Memphis
ArchdioceseLouisville
DioceseMemphis
AppointedMarch 24, 1993
InstalledMay 5, 1993
Term endedAugust 23, 2016
PredecessorDaniel M. Buechlein
SuccessorMartin Holley
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 6, 1967
ConsecrationFebruary 10, 1984
by John L. May, George Joseph Gottwald, and Charles Roman Koester
Personal details
Born (1940-05-17) May 17, 1940 (age 84)
Vacherie, Louisiana
MottoTHE LORD IS MY LIGHT
Styles of
James Terry Steib
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (born May 17, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Memphis from 1993 to 2016.

Biography

J. Terry Steib was one of five children in the family of Rosemond and Vivian Steib. The Steib family lived in Louisiana, in sugar cane country. The Bishop grew up in Louisiana. After graduating high school, Bishop Steib enrolled in three successive Divine Word Seminaries in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Conesus, New York ,and Techny Illinois, respectively, to study to be ordained as a priest. He was ordained in 1967 in the Society of the Divine Word, and took a job at St. Stanislaus College, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where he had been in seminary. He also held a job as Assistant Dean of Students at the Seminary in Bay St. Louis from 1967-1969.

Bishop Steib served as provincial superior of his order's Southern Province from 1976-1983. Around the same time period, (1979-1983), he was the Vice President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.

Before becoming Bishop of Memphis, Bishop Steib was appointed to the positions of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, as well as the Titular Bishop of Fallaba. He received the appointments to these positions by Pope John Paul II in 1983. The next year he was officially ordained as a Bishop by Archbishop John L. May. Then, in 1993, Pope John Paul II assigned him to be the first African American Bishop of Memphis. Bishop Steib was installed as Daniel M. Buchlein's successor as the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Memphis on May 5, 1993.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Terry Steib". Catholic Diocese of Memphis. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Memphis
1993–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
1984–1993 		Succeeded by
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