Edward Kenneth Braxton | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Belleville | |
![]() Bishop Braxton in 2009 | |
Diocese | Diocese of Belleville |
Appointed | March 15, 2005 |
Installed | June 22, 2005 |
Retired | April 3, 2020 |
Predecessor | Wilton Daniel Gregory |
Successor | Michael G. McGovern |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | May 13, 1970 by John P. Cody |
Consecration | May 17, 1995 by Justin F. Rigali, J. Terry Steib, and Paul A. Zipfel |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Kenneth Braxton June 28, 1944 |
Alma mater | St. Mary of the Lake Seminary (M.A., S.T.L.) Catholic University of Louvain (Ph.D., S.T.D.) University of Chicago Divinity School |
Motto | Mane nobiscum domine (Stay with us, Lord) |
Styles of Edward Kenneth Braxton | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Edward Kenneth Braxton (born June 28, 1944) is an American Catholic prelate who served Bishop of Belleville from 2005 to 2020. Braxton previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 1995 to 2000 and Bishop of Lake Charles from 2000 to 2005.