Background
Baker, Robert Joseph was born on June 4, 1944 in Willard, Ohio, United States.
Baker, Robert Joseph was born on June 4, 1944 in Willard, Ohio, United States.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1974. STD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1977.
Ordained priest Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, 1970. Faculty member St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, Boynton Beach. Pastor Cathedral of St. Augustine, 1984—1999.
Ordained bishop, 1999. Bishop Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, 1999—2007, Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, since 2007.