Alexander Joseph Brunett
Alexander Joseph Brunett is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Seattle from 1997 until his retirement in 2010. Brunett previously served as the Bishop of Helena from 19941997 and after his retirement he served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Oakland, California from 20122013.
The second of fourteen surviving children, Alexander Brunett was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Raymond and Cecilia Brunett one of his sisters died at birth. His father was a plumber who received only a third grade education, and his mother was of IrishGerman descent. His uncle and namesake was also a priest, and his sister Rita later became a Dominican nun. As a child, Brunett sold copies of The Detroit Times. Entering Sacred Heart Major Seminary in 1946, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and was valedictorian of his class. He was sent by Edward Cardinal Mooney in 1955 to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology. Brunett was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Luigi Traglia on July 13, 1958. While in Rome, he was among those selected as an honor guard for the body of Pope Pius XII after his death later that same year.
Source: Wikipedia