Charles Albert Buswell

Charles Albert Buswell (October 15, 1913 – June 14, 2008) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo in Colorado from 1959 to 1979.

Charles Buswell received his primary and secondary education at the cathedral's St. Joseph School, the studied for two years at St. Benedict's College in Atchison, Kansas.

After studying theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, Buswell entered in 1936 the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Leuven, Belgium.

Buswell was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paulin Ladeuze in Belgium for the Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa on July 9, 1939.

Buswell responded by saying, "I am convinced that the reception of first Communion before first confession is based on good theology, is rooted in solid findings of the behavioral sciences, and is excellent pastoral practice".

[4] He promised to continue the practice until the Vatican's decree received the "mature consideration" of American bishops and educators.