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Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Denver
Biography


Archbishop Charles J. Chaput was born September 26, 1944, in Concordia , Kansas , the son of Joseph and Marian DeMarais Chaput. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Grade School in Concordia and St. Francis Seminary High School in Victoria , Kansas . He joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, St. Augustine Province , in 1965.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from St. Fidelis College Seminary in Herman , Pennsylvania , in 1967, Archbishop Chaput completed Studies in Psychology at Catholic University in Washington D.C. , in 1969. He earned a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Capuchin College in Washington D.C. , in 1970 and was ordained to the priesthood on August 29, 1970.

Archbishop Chaput received a Master of Arts in Theology from the University of San Francisco in 1971. He served as an instructor in theology and spiritual director at St. Fidelis from 1971-1974 and as executive secretary and director of communications for the Capuchin Province of St. Augustine in Pittsburgh from 1974-1977.

In 1977, Archbishop Chaput became pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Thornton, Colorado , and vicar provincial for the Capuchin Province of Mid-America. He was named secretary and treasurer for the province in 1980, and he became chief executive and provincial minister three years later.

Archbishop Chaput was ordained Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, on July 26, 1988. Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Denver on February 18, 1997.

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April 18, 2008
LifeNews.com Editor
Steven Ertelt

PRESIDENT BUSH TOUTS PRO-LIFE RECORD AT NATIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYER BREAKFAST

President Bush will never run for another election and has little political reason to kowtow to the pro-life movement to curry any political favors. Yet the president spent considerable time on Friday sharing the pro-life accomplishments of his administration at the National Catholic Prayer breakfast.
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April 18, 2008
US News and World Report
Kahterine Skiba

BUSH TOUTS HIS ANTI-ABORTION RECORD TO NATIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYER BREAKFAST

President George W. Bush this morning attended the fifth annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., and on hand were GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, cochairmen of Catholics for McCain.
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April 19, 2008
Catholic News Agency

BUSH ADDRESSES NATIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYER BREAKFAST AT CLOSE OF “JOYOUS WEEK”

President George W. Bush on Friday morning addressed the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, speaking about his pro-life actions in office, the importance of the Catholic school system, and his common ground with Pope Benedict XVI in advancing interreligious dialogue and religious freedom around the world.
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