Robert J. Carlson
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Robert J. Carlson (born June 30, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a Roman Catholic bishop currently serving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw in Saginaw, Michigan. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on May 23, 1970 and was then ordained bishop on January 11, 1984, serving as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. On January 13, 1994, he was named coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, and became the seventh bishop of that diocese on March 21, 1995 succeeding Bishop Paul V. Dudley upon his retirement. He was named the bishop of Saginaw by Pope John Paul II in February, 2005.
[edit] Controversy
Bishop Carlson has sometimes become involved in controversy, particularly involving political issues such as abortion. After criticizing Catholic Senator Tom Daschle for compromising on a partial-birth abortion bill, Daschle denounced Carlson as being "more identified with the radical right than with thoughtful religious leadership."[1]
