What is Joseph Edward Kurtz?
'''Joseph Edward Kurtz''' (born August 18, 1946) is an [[Americans|American]] [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He is the fourth and current [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville|Archbishop of Louisville]], Kentucky since 2007. He was the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville|Bishop of Knoxville]], Tennessee from 1999 to 2007. Kurtz also was the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] between 2013 and 2016. Kurtz was born in [[Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania]]. He was raised in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. In July 2019, Kurtz was diagnosed with a form of [[bladder cancer]].<ref>[https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/07/10/louisville-archbishop-joseph-kurtz-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-treatment-plans/1693249001/ Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz says he has cancer]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.archlou.org/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville Official Site] {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtz, Joseph}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:People from Scranton, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Knoxville, Tennessee]] [[Category:People from Louisville, Kentucky]] {{US-bio-stub}}