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Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (pronounced "shuh-poo") (born September 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Archbishop of Philadelphia, installed on September 8, 2011. He previously served as Archbishop of Denver (1997–2011) and Bishop of Rapid City (1988–1997). Chaput is a professed Capuchin and has a reputation for orthodoxy. A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi tribe, he is the second Native American to be consecrated a bishop in the United States and the first Native American archbishop. His Potawatomi name is “the wind that rustles the leaves of the tree” while his Sioux name is "good eagle".〔(PhillyBurbs.com: "Next Philadelphia archbishop promises changes" By James McGinnis ) July 20, 2011〕 ==Early life== Charles Chaput was born in Concordia, Kansas, one of three children of Joseph and Marian Helen (née DeMarais) Chaput.〔 His father was a French Canadian who was directly descended from the French saint King Louis IX. His mother was a Native American of the Prairie Band Potawatomi tribe; his maternal grandmother was the last member of the family to live on a reservation. Chaput himself was enrolled in the tribe at a young age, taking the name ''Pietasa'' ("rustling wind").〔 Chaput received his early education at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Grade School in Concordia, Kansas.〔 Deciding to become a priest at the age of 13,〔 he attended St. Francis Seminary High School in Victoria, Kansas. In 1965, at age 21, Chaput entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a branch of the Franciscans, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.〔 In 1967, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from St. Fidelis College & Seminary in Herman, Pennsylvania. On July 14, 1968, he made his solemn profession as a Capuchin friar.〔 In 1969, Chaput finished his studies in psychology at the Catholic University of America located in the nation's capital of Washington, D.C. In 1970, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Religious Education from Capuchin College also located in Washington, D.C. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles J. Chaput」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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