Moses Anderson
Roman Catholic prelate
His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Moses B. Anderson
Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese Detroit Installed December 2, 1982 Term ended October 24, 2003 Other post(s) Titular Bishop of Vatarba Pastor of Precious Blood Parish, Detroit (1992-2001) Ordination May 30, 1958 Consecration January 27, 1983 by Edmund Szoka , Harold Robert Perry , and Arthur Henry Krawczak Born (1928-09-09 ) September 9, 1928Died January 1, 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 84)[ 1] Livonia, Michigan , U.S. Alma mater Saint Michael's College [citation needed ] Xavier University
Moses Bosco Anderson , SSE (September 9, 1928 – January 1, 2013) was a bishop in the Catholic Church who served as an Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit from 1982 to 2003. He was a member of the Edmundite Order .
Biography
He was born on September 9, 1928, in Selma, Alabama , and graduated from Knox Academy there in the year 1949. He was a member of the Society of St. Edmund . Anderson then attended Saint Michael's College in Winooski , Vermont , where he majored in philosophy attaining a B.A. and graduating magna cum laude .[citation needed ] From there he moved on to Saint Edmund's Seminary in Burlington, Vermont.
He earned an M.S. in Sociology at St. Michael's College in 1961. He also earned an M.A. in Theology at Xavier University in 1968.
Anderson was ordained priest on May 30, 1958. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit on December 3, 1982, and consecrated at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on January 27, 1983. Since December 2, 1982, he was named the titular bishop of Vatarba. On January 18, 1992, he became the head of Precious Blood Parish in Detroit.
Beginning January 10, 1994, Bishop Anderson headed Region 1 of the archdiocese which includes Detroit , Highland Park , Hamtramck , Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods making ten vicariates . He retired in the year 2003 upon reaching the age of 75.[ 2]
Death
He had died on January 1, 2013, in Livonia, Michigan , from cardiac arrest.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
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