bishop of the Diocese of Joliet
What position did J. Peter Sartain take from May 2006 to Sep 2010?
J . Peter Sartain James Peter Sartain ( born June 6 , 1952 ) , better known as Peter Sartain , is an American prelate of the Catholic Church . He was the fifth Archbishop of Seattle from 2010 to 2019 . He previously served as Bishop of Little Rock ( 2000–06 ) and Bishop of Joliet ( 2006–10 ) . Early life and education . J . Peter Sartain was born in Memphis , Tennessee , to Joseph Martin ( Pete ) and Catherine ( née Poole ) Sartain . He is the youngest of five children as well as the only boy . His father served in the U.S . Navy in the Pacific Ocean during World War II . Raised in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis , he received his early education at the parochial school of St . Paul the Apostle Church , and graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1970 . Sartain studied chemistry at Memphis State University for one year before transferring to St . Meinrad College in Indiana , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1974 . Sartain is an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St . Thomas Aquinas Angelicum in Rome , where he earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1977 . Priest . On July 15 , 1978 , Sartain was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Carroll Dozier at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis . Returning to his studies in Rome , he was in St . Peters Square when the newly elected Pope John Paul II emerged from the papal conclave of October 1978 . He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology with specialization in sacramental theology from the Pontifical University of St . Anselmo in 1979 . His first assignment , following his return to the Diocese of Memphis , was as associate pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Church , where he remained for two years . He then served as director of vocations , chancellor , moderator of the curia , vicar for clergy , high school chaplain , and judge with the diocesan marriage tribunal . From 1992 to 2000 , he served as pastor of St . Louis Church and vicar general of the diocese . He served as diocesan administrator ( 1992–93 ) after Bishop Daniel M . Buechlein was named to head the Archdiocese of Indianapolis . Bishop . Bishop of Little Rock . On January 4 , 2000 , Sartain was appointed the sixth Bishop of Little Rock , Arkansas , by Pope John Paul II . He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 6 from Archbishop Eusebius J . Beltran , with Bishops J . Terry Steib and Andrew Joseph McDonald serving as co-consecrators . He was the first priest of the Diocese of Memphis to become a bishop . He selected as his episcopal motto : Of You My Heart Has Spoken ( ) . Due to the increasing Hispanic population in Arkansas , Sartain took a course in Spanish in San Antonio , Texas , in 2001 , and established Hispanic ministries throughout the state . He also ordained Arkansass first Mexican-born priest and deacon . He worked to increase vocations ; the diocese had ten seminarians and no ordinations in 2000 , but fifteen seminarians and two ordinations in 2005 . In 2005 , he led more than 5,000 Catholics in a bilingual Eucharistic Congress . During his tenure , the Catholic population in Arkansas rose from 90,600 to over 107,000 . Bishop of Joliet . On May 16 , 2006 , Sartain was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Joliet . He was installed on June 27 , 2006 , in the Cathedral of St . Raymond Nonnatus Sartain faced some scrutiny while bishop of Joliet due to his handling of the sexual abuse crisis . During his ordination as archbishop of Seattle , the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( SNAP ) organized a protest against Sartains installation . The protest originated from Sartains decision as bishop of Joliet to ordain Alejandro Flores in 2009 even though diocesan officials had raised concerns over Flores viewing of male pornography . Shortly after becoming priest Flores was convicted of sexually abusing a boy and sentenced to four years in prison in 2010 . SNAP said that Sartains decision in ordaining Flores and other individuals showed that Sartain should be entrusted in the role of a bishop , although Sartain claims that he reported priest such as Flores as soon as he heard about the abuse . Archbishop of Seattle . On September 16 , 2010 , he was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle , succeeding Archbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett . He was installed as Archbishop on December 1 , 2010 in St . James Cathedral in Seattle . On November 15 , 2011 , Sartain was elected Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) ; he began a three-year term in November 2012 . His position also made him chairman of the USCCB Committee on Priorities and Plans . In April 2012 , Sartain urged parishes in the Seattle archdiocese to collect signatures to place Referendum 74 on the November ballot . The referendum sought to repeal Washington states newly enacted same-sex marriage statute . The word marriage isnt simply a label that can be attached to different types of relationships , Sartain wrote . Instead , marriage reflects a deep reality – the reality of the unique , fruitful , lifelong union that is only possible between a man and a woman . There is nothing else like it , and it cant be defined or made into something that it isnt...Marriage can only be between a man and a woman because of its unique ends , purpose and place in society . On April 18 , 2012 , the Vatican announced the appointment of Archbishop Sartain to oversee a review of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious , a prominent umbrella group for nuns in the United States . It involved reviewing and changing the groups laws , programs and practices to correct practices that are incompatible with the Catholic faith . On June 7 , 2019 , Sartain installed Paul D . Etienne , then Archbishop of Anchorage , as coadjutor archbishop . On August 24 , 2019 , Sartain issued a decree to demolish Holy Rosary Church in Tacoma , Washington , a building that has been on the City of Tacomas Register of Tacoma Places since 1975 . It had become too dangerous to occupy , and estimates for its repair were at $18 million . Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Seattle on September 3 , 2019 . The Archdiocese of Seattle , relaying a message from US nuncio Christophe Pierre , said that Coadjutor Archbishop Paul D . Eitenne automatically succeeded Sartain as Archbishop after his resignation was accepted . Sartain is also reported to be in poor health , which resulted in Pope Francis accepting his resignation . External links . - Catholic Hierarchy : Archbishop James Peter Sartain - Archdiocese of Seattle