Richard Henry Ackerman


Richard Henry Ackerman

Bishop of Covington
Titular Bishop of Lares
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseCovington
AppointedApril 4, 1960
InstalledMay 17, 1960
RetiredNovember 28, 1978
PredecessorWilliam Theodore Mulloy
SuccessorWilliam Anthony Hughes
Previous posts
Orders
OrdinationAugust 28, 1926
by Maurice Francis McAuliffe
ConsecrationMay 22, 1956
by John Francis Dearden, Jean Gay, Thomas John McDonnell
Personal details
Born(1903-08-30)August 30, 1903
DiedNovember 18, 1992(1992-11-18) (aged 89)
MottoQuia tu mecum es
(Because you are with me)
Styles of
Richard Henry Ackerman C.S.S.p.
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. (August 30, 1903 – November 18, 1992) was an American Latin Catholic prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky from 1960 to 1978. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in California from 1956 to 1960. Ackerman was a member of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Holy Ghost Fathers).