HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Tel. (843) 768-9039
Fax (843) 768-9037
email: hschrch@bellsouth.net
3871 Betsy Kerrison Parkway
Johns Island, SC 29455
MAILING ADDRESS
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
P.O. Box 719
Johns Island, SC 29457-0719
WEEKEND MASS
SCHEDULE
Saturday – 5:30PM
Sunday – 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM
CONFESSIONS
Saturday - 4:30 to 5:00PM
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Mon. -
Friday 8:30AM
BISHOP OF
CHARLESTON
Most Rev. Robert J. Baker
Msgr. Martin Laughlin
Kathy Coder, Secretary
Chad Kellough, Bookkeeper
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Most Rev. Robert J. Baker
 Chooses for his motto the words "Rejoicing in Hope" which are adapted from Saint Paul's letter to the Romans 12:12: "Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer." The bishop sees these words as a cornerstone of his ministry as a bishop as well as of all ministries in the Church. Saint Paul highlights the clear connection between hope and joy. Joy is firmly linked with hope. In the midst of all our afflictions we can have joy in our hearts and a hopeful spirit. This is Christ's gift to us all.
June 4, 1944
Born in Willard, Ohio, to Rosemary and the late Gerald S. Baker, one of five children
1962 - 1966
College Studies: Pontifical College Josephinum, Worthington, Ohio, A.B., Major in Philosophy
1966 - 1970
Theology Studies: Pontifical College Josephinum of Theology, M. Div.
March 21, 1970
Ordination to the Priesthood in home parish, St. Wendelin, Fostoria, Ohio
Ordaining Bishop: Bishop Paul Tanner, Bishop of St. Augustine
1970 - 1972
Assistant Pastor, St. Paul Parish, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (First assignment)
Instructor in Religion, Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville, Fla.
1971
Director of Religion Department, Bishop Kenny High School
1971
Director of Pre-Cana, Jacksonville Area, Diocese of St. Augustine
1972 - 1975
Assigned to study theology in graduate program, Rome, Italy, Gregorian University
1974
S.T.L. Dogmatic Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
1977
S.T.D. Dogmatic Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, Italy Completed dissertation after returning to the United States
1975
Assignment: Acting Spiritual Director of College Department at Pontifical College Josephinum during sabbatical year of the Spiritual Director
1976 - 1981
Assignment: Administrator of St. Augustine Parish and Catholic Student Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
1980 - 1981
Vice-President, Presbyteral Council, Diocese of St. Augustine
1984 - 1985
President, Presbyteral Council, Diocese of St. Augustine
1980 - 1981
Chairman, Campus Ministry Cooperative, University of Florida
1981 - 1984
St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, Boynton Beach, Fla., Faculty Member, Teaching Courses in Sacramental Theology, member of Spiritual Formation Team
1981
Summer Session American College, University of Louvain, Leuven, Belgium
Nov. 1, 1984
Appointed Pastor, Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Fla.
Aug. 1, 1997
Appointed Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Parish, Jacksonville, Fla.
July 13, 1999
Appointed Bishop of Charleston, S.C., by Pope John Paul II
Sept. 29, 1999
Ordained and installed the 12th Bishop of Charleston
NOTES:
While at St. Augustine Parish in Gainesville, Fla., helped to establish St. Francis Soup Kitchen and St. Francis House of Shelter, which are in current operation. During Pastorate at Cathedral parish in St. Augustine helped establish an additional St. Francis House and also the St. Vincent de Paul Farm for the Homeless and Addicted.
Member of the Florida Catholic Conference Committee on Capital Punishment.
Co-Editor of Welcome the Stranger: Contemporary Ministry in the Church of Florida (1983) and Historic Catholic Sites of St. Augustine (1988).
Contributed articles to the Encyclopedia of Religion in the South, Mercer University Press (1984) to be re-published in an updated edition. |
