In 1993 the archdiocese had 53,569 students in 195 archdiocesan parochial schools. The diocese was elevated to metropolitan archdiocesan status in 1951. In 2002, Archbishop Patrick Flores appointed Father Jim Rutkowski the archdiocesan administrator of Mission Concepcion. On the cathedral grounds are several archdiocesan and parish offices, and a perpetual adoration chapel. During this time he collaborated with Archbishop John L. May in reforming the archdiocesan seminary. Ronnie Cao, Healing Priest and Rector of the Archdiocesan Shrine. These Catholics were served by 696 archdiocesan priests and 590 priests of religious orders. Cafasso received his ordination to the priesthood in the archdiocesan cathedral on 21 September 1833. He was also Consultant and member of the archdiocesan council of priests. There are 100 Archdiocesan/parochial and 9 private elementary schools. The archdiocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. In 1985, he was appointed director of the archdiocesan Spanish Catholic Center. In January 1996, he was named director of the archdiocesan Catholic Charities. While there he appointed the first woman editor of the archdiocesan newspaper, "The Catholic Telegraph". The 23 Catholic high schools in the region operate under varying degrees of archdiocesan control.