Ep. 1.42: Rosati Becomes Coadjutor Bishop

27/10/2025 22 min Episodio 42
Ep. 1.42: Rosati Becomes Coadjutor Bishop

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Bishop Rosati officially becomes the first Bishop of St. Louis, inheriting a vast frontier territory. Amid financial struggles and shifting clergy assignments, the Jesuits take over St. Louis College, transforming it into St. Louis University. Rosati’s leadership begins shaping the Catholic heartland of America.
 
*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.