Joseph Vincent Sullivan


Joseph Vincent Sullivan
Bishop of Baton Rouge
titular bishop of Thagamuta
SeeDiocese of Baton Rouge
InstalledSeptember 4, 1974
Term endedSeptember 4, 1982
PredecessorRobert Emmet Tracy
SuccessorStanley Joseph Ott
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph (1967 to 1974)
Orders
OrdinationJune 1, 1946
by Edwin Vincent O’Hara
ConsecrationApril 3, 1967
by Charles Herman Helmsing
Personal details
Born(1919-08-15)August 15, 1919
DiedSeptember 4, 1982(1982-09-04) (aged 63)
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
EducationCatholic University of America
MottoServiam
(I will serve)

Joseph Vincent Sullivan (August 15, 1919—September 4, 1982) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana from 1974 until his death in 1982. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph in Missouri from 1967 to 1974.

Sullivan was credibly accused by several parishioners of sexual abuse, later admitted by the Diocese of Baton Rouge.