Edward M. Rice
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The Most Reverend Edward M. Rice |
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| Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | St. Louis |
| Diocese | Springfield-Cape Girardeau |
| Appointed | April 26, 2016 |
| Installed | June 1, 2016 |
| Predecessor | James Vann Johnston, Jr. |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Sufes |
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| Ordination | January 3, 1987 by John Lawrence May |
| Consecration | January 13, 2011 by Robert James Carlson, John R. Gaydos, Richard Stika |
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July 28, 1960 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis |
| Motto | Venite Et Videbitus |
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Styles of Edward Matthew Rice |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Edward Matthew Rice (born July 28, 1960) is an American prelate who is the bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri. He was named Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau by Pope Francis on April 26, 2016, and was installed on June 1, 2016. Rice previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis from 2010 to 2016.
Rice was born July 28, 1960, at St. Louis, Missouri, one of the nine children of the late John and Helen Rice. He graduated from St. Mary's High school in south St. Louis. He received the master's degree of divinity from Kenrick School of Theology in 1987.
Rice was ordained a deacon on May 3, 1986, by Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD.
Rice was ordained to the priesthood on January 3, 1987, by Archbishop of Saint Louis John L. May. He taught at St. Mary's High School in St. Louis from 1991, until four years later he became assistant director of Cardinal Glennon College, the minor seminary of the St. Louis archdiocese. He was named director of the college in 1996 and held the job until 2000. In that year, he received an assignment as pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in St. Louis. Then in 2008, he stepped down as pastor to become director of the Office of Vocations for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the position he has held since.
On July 2, 2008, he was appointed as a chaplain of His Holiness with the title monsignor.
On December 1, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rice an auxiliary bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, and titular Bishop of Sufes.
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