Ernest Leo Unterkoefler


Ernest Leo Unterkoefler
Bishop of Charleston
SeeDiocese of Charleston
In officeDecember 12, 1964 to
February 22, 1990
PredecessorFrancis Frederick Reh
SuccessorDavid B. Thompson
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond
1961 to 1964
Orders
OrdinationMay 18, 1944
by John McNamara
ConsecrationFebruary 22, 1962
by Egidio Vagnozzi
Personal details
BornAugust 17, 1917
DiedJanuary 4, 1993
Columbia, South Carolina, US
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationCatholic University of America
MottoDeo Placere (To please God)

Ernest Leo Unterkoefler (August 17, 1917 January 4, 1993) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Charleston from 1964 to 1990. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Richmond from 1961 to 1964.