Msgr. Weber was born Frank J. Weber in
Indianapolis,
Indiana to Frank J. and Katherine E. Thompson Weber. He has one sister, Mary Alice Weber. In December 1945 the family moved to
Los Angeles,
California where he entered Los Angeles College, a Catholic junior seminary, in 1946. Later he attended St. John’s College and
St. John’s Seminary in
Camarillo. Father Weber was sent to
Washington, D.C. to do post-graduate studies at
Catholic University of America. He also earned a certificate in
Records Management from
American University. On May 7, 1974,
Pope Paul VI designated Father Weber as a “
Chaplain of His Holiness” and his ecclesiastical title became the Reverend
Monsignor, customarily abbreviated Msgr. ==Honors==