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Mitchell T. Rozanski

Mitchell T. Rozanski is a Catholic prelate who has been Archbishop of St. Louis since 2020. Born in Baltimore in 1958, he was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 2004 to 2014 and Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 2014 to 2020.

Also known as Mitchell Rozanski, Archbishop RozanskiWebsite (opens in a new tab)

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Mitchell T. Rozanski on Immigration Policy and Law Enforcement. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Mitchell T. Rozanski

Mitchell T. Rozanski

Role at the time: Archbishop of St. Louis and plaintiff in the lawsuit

Condemned

Response to this claim

The Ste. Genevieve County jail's visitation policy prevents Catholic priests from giving Communion, hearing confessions or celebrating Mass for ICE detainees held there.

“That is why I'm very concerned about the restrictions that are placed on our priests in being able to minister to the detainees who are at Ste. Genevieve.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Archdiocese files federal lawsuit over restrictions preventing priests from administering sacraments in Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center · Archdiocese of St. LouisFull article
Why we used this label

The reference point is the Ste. Genevieve County jail's no-contact clergy visiting policy for ICE detainees and federal officials' responsibility for it. Rozanski, a plaintiff, says he is "very concerned about the restrictions that are placed on our priests", so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because he states no condition or support for the policy.

Read statementSt. Louis archdiocese sues over clergy limits at Missouri jail holding ICE detainees; DHS calls the claims false

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