Joseph Vincent Sullivan
Joseph Vincent Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Baton Rouge titular bishop of Thagamuta | |
| See | Diocese of Baton Rouge |
| Installed | September 4, 1974 |
| Term ended | September 4, 1982 |
| Predecessor | Robert Emmet Tracy |
| Successor | Stanley Joseph Ott |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph (1967 to 1974) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 1, 1946 by Edwin Vincent O’Hara |
| Consecration | April 3, 1967 by Charles Herman Helmsing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1919 |
| Died | September 4, 1982 (aged 63) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Education | Catholic University of America |
| Motto | Serviam (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.