Background
Carlson, Robert James was born on June 30, 1944 in Minneapolis. Son of Robert James and Jeanne Catherine (Dorgan) Carlson.
Carlson, Robert James was born on June 30, 1944 in Minneapolis. Son of Robert James and Jeanne Catherine (Dorgan) Carlson.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Paul Seminary, 1964; Master of Divinity, St. Paul Seminary, 1976; Juris Canonici Licentiatus, Catholic U. American, 1979.
Assistant, St. Raphael Church, Crystal, 1970-1972;
associate, St. Margaret Mary Church, Golden Valley, 1972-1973;
administrator, St. Margaret Mary Church, Golden Valley, 1973-1976;
vice chancellor, director, Vocation Office, 1976-1979;
director, Vocation Office, 1977;
pastor, St. Leonard of Port Maurice, Minneapolis, 1982-1984;
auxiliary bishop, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minneapolis, 1983-1994;
vicar Eastern Vicariate, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minneapolis, 1984-1994;
appointed coadjutor, Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1994-1995;
appointed bishop, Sioux Falls, since 1995. President, board directors National Evangelization Teams, since 1991. Chairman bishop commission on vocations National conference Catholic Bishops, 1992-1995, chairman subcommittee on youth, 1993-1996.
Member bishops commission on laity, 1993-1996. Public Civil Defense-Rom Treasureof the Cathedrals, 1996.
President National Foundation Catholic Youth Ministry, Washington, 1989—1997. Board governors North American College Rome, 1997—2001. Active Sioux Falls Humane Society, 2003—2005.
Episcopal moderator National Catholic Committee on Scouting, 1993—1997, United States of America/Canada Council Serra International, 1996—2001. Board directors St. Paul Seminary, 1984—2000. Board trustees Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, 2005—2009.
Board directors Mount Angel Seminary, Portland, Oregon, 1995—2001, St. John V. College Seminary, University St. Thomas, St. Paul, 1997—2001, Hennich-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, 1998—2001. Member of United States Conference Catholic Bishops (chair ad hoc committee catholic charismatic renewal 2005-2008, chair life and ministry committee 2006-2008), Canon Law Society of America.