Early life and education Edward Rice was born July 28, 1960, in
St. Louis, Missouri, one of the ten children of John and Helen (
nee Madden) Rice. He graduated from
St. Mary's High School in St. Louis. Rich received his
Master of Divinity degree from
Kenrick School of Theology in Shrewsbury, Missouri, in 1987. Rice was ordained a
deacon on May 3, 1986, by Bishop
J. Terry Steib. The archdiocese assigned Rice as associate pastor at the following parishes in Missouri: • Our Lady of Presentation in
Overland (1987 to 1991) • St. Mary Magdalen in St. Louis (1991 to 1995). He also joined the faculty at St. Mary's High School during this period. In 1995, Rice became assistant director of
Cardinal Glennon College in Shrewsbury, the
minor seminary of the archdiocese. He was named director of Cardinal Glennon in 1996. Rice left Cardinal Glennon in 2000 after his appointment as pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in St. Louis. In 2008, Rice was named director of the Office of Vocations for the archdiocese. On July 2, 2008, Rice was appointed by the Vatican as a
chaplain of His Holiness with the title
monsignor.
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis On December 1, 2010,
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rice as an
auxiliary bishop of Saint Louis and
titular bishop of
Sufes. He was consecrated on January 13, 2011, at the
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis in St. Louis. Archbishop
Robert Carlson was the principal consecrator. Bishops
John R. Gaydos and
Richard F. Stika were the principal co-consecrators.
Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau On April 26, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Rice as bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. His installation took place June 1, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in
Springfield, Missouri. ==See also==