Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler photograph

Collection

Identifier: A-00-9027

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This is a half-length, inscribed portrait photograph of Ernest L. Unterkoefler, Bishop of Charleston.

Dates

Created: 1977

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research,

Conditions Governing Use

The Diocese of Charleston makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives. In providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the Diocese of Charleston does not assume any responsibility for determining the nature of any rights, ownership or interest therein; nor for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use; nor for determining the nature of any liabilities (for defamation and invasion of privacy) that may arise from any publication or use. This rests entirely with the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

Ernest Leo Unterkoefler was born in 1917 to Ernest L. Unterkoefler and Anna Rose Chambers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1944, Unterkoefler became an ordained priest for the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. He then served as a curate in Richmond until 1947, when he was transferred to Arlington, Virginia. He returned to Richmond in 1950, and in 1954 became secretary of the diocesan tribunal. He served numerous positions for the Diocese of Richmond including chancellor, vicar general, notary, and tribunal secretary. In 1961, he was named a papal chamberlain as well as titular bishop of Latopolis. In 1964, Unterkoefler was named and installed as South Carolina's tenth bishop of Charleston. Unterkoefler served as South Carolina’s bishop for twenty-six years, retiring in 1990. He died in 1993.

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