Born: July 4, 1931
Parents: Edward
J. O'Donnell - Ruth M. Carr
(both
deceased)
Sisters: Mrs.
Myra Purcell, Long Island, New York (deceased)
Mrs.
Eileen Cochran, Des Peres, Missouri
Education: Grade
Schools in Chicago, Detroit, New York City
Regis
High School, New York City
Kenrick
Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri
Ordained a Priest, April 6, 1957, St. Louis, Missouri
Named Monsignor by Pope Paul VI, February, 1977
Ordained Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of St. Louis, February 10, 1984
Elected Administrator, Archdiocese of St. Louis, December 11, 1992
Appointed Fifth Bishop of Lafayette, November 8, 1994
Installed as Fifth Bishop of Lafayette, December 16, 1994
ASSIGNMENTS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS:
Associate: St.
Gabriel Parish, St. Louis
Pastor: Notre
Dame Parish, Wellston
St.
Roch Parish, St. Louis
St.
Peter's Parish, Kirkwood
Director: Archdiocesan Radio/TV Office, 1966 - 1968
Editor: Archdiocesan
Newspaper, St. Louis Review, 1968 - 1981
Golden
Dozen Award Winner, International
Conference
of Weekly Newspaper Editors, 1970 and 1971
Vicar General: 1981 - 1995
Moderator of Curia: 1982 - 1995
Administrator: 1992 - 1994
COMMISSIONS, COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES:
Archdiocesan Vocation Council, 1962 - 1971
Archdiocesan Commission on Human Rights, Associate Director, 1964 - 1968
Interfaith Clergy Council of St. Louis, Chairman 1970 - 1974
Archdiocesan Pro-Life Committee, Director, 1973 - 1981
Civic Activities: Past
member, Board of Directors,
Urban
League of St. Louis and NAACP, St. Louis Branch
Member,
National Association of Television
Arts
and Sciences, 1966 - 1970
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Administrative Committee of USCC-NCCB, 1984-87, 1989-91, 1993-96, 1998-2001
Pro Life Committee, 1984 - 92
Communications Committee, 1984 - 91, 1993 - 1996, Chair, 1988
- 91
Subcommittee
on Planning, 1993 - 1997
Chair, Committee for Revision of Directives for Catholic Health Care Institutions, 1987 - 92
Committee on Catholic - Lutheran Relations, 1988 - 1993
Committee on Domestic Policy and World Peace, 1992 - 1998
Ad Hoc Committee of Office for Publications and Promotion, 1998 -
Chair, Region V of NCCB, 1997 - 2000