RObert-Cox appointed
diocesan Treasurer
By PAUL R. LEINGANG
Message editor
The new Treasurer of
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e ,n vansville is
J r^ Robert
• v, a member of St P
Ch . hilip
aldrich, St. Philip. Bishop Ger-
the A, Gettelfinger appointed
EVansville native to the po-
sition made vacant
flea ,, _ by the
R0hl' ae tormer treasurer,
Ville. "Umgart of Evans-
is effective
an outstanding oppor-
me, personally,- Cox
a recent inteiew. "It
rewarding to be able to
professional and my
is a certified public
at Acordia
Inc., since 1990.
u - has performed
'uerwriting and has
a senior accountant.
nancial
Preparation and
part-time in-
Tech, Evans-
accounting and
COurses. His
COncentrated on
not-for-profit or-
and taxation.
nt has in-
as senior accoun-
CPA Group,
1985 to 1990;
at Bristol
college years.
cltrn
rsity of
a bach-
accounting, in
with the
SSociation of Ac-
of Merit as
Student at USI
at St. Philip
of the fi-
since 1992,
of the finance
1993.94 and
a member
Club and
Committee.
to St. Philip,
at St. Agnes
parish
is baptized and
also served St.
as president of
memberships
Institute
Accoun-
Certified
Society;
Association of
he served
Board of
a member
ters.
designation
ROBERTJ. COX
of "Competent Toastmaster."
Cox said he hopes to bring to
the diocese "a wide array of fi-
nancial background experi-
ence, including budget prepa-
ration, taxes, financial
planning, computer applica-
tions, public and industry ac-
counting, along with a strong
desire to bring success to the
diocese."
Cox was'selected through a
process which involved the
diocesan Finance Council as a
screening committee for appli-
cations received. A representa-
tive of the Council of Priests
was also involved in the search
and selection, which began
with the unexpected and un-
timely death of the former
treasurer, June 21.
Ronald Baumgart had
served as Treasurer since July
• 1992, when he was appointed
by Bishop Gettelfinger to suc-
ceed Msgr. Omer Meyer.
Baumgart was 43 at the time
of his death.
Msgr. Meyer- who has the
distinction of serving as trea-
surer under all four bishops of
the diocese -- is currently
diocesan investments manager
and senior consultant to the
treasurer.
Cox is the son of Lucille and
the late Corbett "Tommy" Cox.
He has two brothers and two
sisters.
Cox and his wife Brenda
have three children, Amanda,
6, Jennifer, 4, and Kristen, 2.
He said that his daughter
Amanda recently met Bishop
Gettelfinger at St. Philip
School, and had a chance to try
on the bishop's episcopal ring.
Amanda was very excited
when she learned about her
dad's new job, and wanted to
know if he would get a chance,
too, to wear the bishop's ring.
Cox will have a wide range
of responsibilities within the
diocese. Wearing the .bishop's
ring is not one of them.
kVlost Reverend Gerald A. Getteifinger , '
Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of, Evansville
St. Louis auxiliary bishop
appointed to Lafayette, La.
WASHINGTON (CNS)
Auxiliary Bishop Edward J.
O'Donnell of St. Louis has been
named bishop of Lafayette,
La., by Pope John Paul II.
Bishop O'Donnell, 63, suc-
ceeds Archbishop Harry J.
Flynn, who was named coadjutor
of the Archdiocese of St. Paul
and Minneapolis in February.
The announcement was
made Nov. 8 in Washington by
Archbishop Agostino Cacciavil-
lan, apostolic pro-nuncio to the
United States.
A native of St. Louis, Bishop
O'Donnell attended Regis High
School in New York City and St.
Louis Preparatory Seminary and
Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis.
He was ordained for the St.
Louis Archdiocese April 6, 1957.
In St. Louis he has been di-
rector of the Office for Pro-Life
Activities, a member of the
archdiocesan board of consul-
tors, director of the archdioce-
san radio and television apos-
tolate and editor of the St.
Louis Review, the archdio-
cese's newspaper•
Bishop O'Donnell was vicar
general of the archdiocese
when he was named auxiliary
bishop there in 1983. When
Archbishop John L. May re-
signed for health reasons in
December 1992, Bishop O'Don-
nell became archdiocesan ad-
ministrator until Archbishop
Justin Rigali was named to St.
Louis this past January.
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