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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.[1]

In 1976, he was elected to the first of three terms (1976–83) as the provincial superior of the Society of the Divine Word's Southern Province. He was also Vice-President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men from 1979 to 1983.

On December 6, 1983, Steib was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Fallaba by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on February 10, 1984, from Archbishop John L. May, with Bishops George Gottwald and Charles Koester serving as co-consecrators. He was named to succeed Daniel M. Buechlein as the fourth Bishop of Memphis on March 24, 1993, and installed on May 5, 1993. He was the first African-American to serve as Bishop of Memphis.[2][3]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation - as is customary when a bishop turns 75 - August 23, 2016.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Terry Steib". Catholic Diocese of Memphis. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/columnists/david-waters/2016/08/27/waters-bishop-tended-catholic-flock-quietly-for-23-years/90581412/#:~:text=J.,the%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Memphis.
  3. ^ https://adw.org/living-the-faith/our-cultures/our-communities/african-american-black-and-african-catholics/black-bishops/

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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