Charles F. Buddy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles F. Buddy

Bishop of San Diego

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1887

Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1966

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles Francis Buddy (October 4, 1887—March 6, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He served as Bishop of San Diego from 1936 until his death in 1966.
Buddy came to San Diego in 1937 as the first Bishop of the new Diocese of San Diego.
Educated in Rome, he was a hard-working administrator who collaborated easily with every element in the city's leadership.
He was a builder, creating 150 new parishes, 30 mission chapels, 75 elementary schools, and a diocesan newspaper for the rapidly expanding Catholic population.
Emphasizing the historic Catholic connections of the city – which was named San Diego after St.
Diego (Didacus) de Alcalá.
He restored Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and invested heavily in Mission Style architecture.
He built a higher education complex, now the University of San Diego, that included a college for women, a men’s college, law school, theological seminary, a basilica for the chapel, and offices for the diocese.