John Lancaster Spalding

John Lancaster Spalding in 1905

John Lancaster Spalding (born June 2, 1840 in Lebanon , Kentucky , United States , † August 25, 1916 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Peoria .

Life

John Lancaster Spalding, elder of nine siblings, studied at the American College in Leuven , where he received the sacrament of ordination for the Diocese of Louisville on December 19, 1863 . In 1866 he was the youngest participant in the Second National Council in Baltimore , where he also appeared as a preacher. At the time, his uncle Martin John Spalding was Archbishop of Baltimore . Following his example, he campaigned for the establishment of the Catholic University of America from 1871 .

Pope Pius IX appointed him on December 19, 1876 first Bishop of Peoria . The Archbishop of New York , Cardinal John McCloskey , ordained him episcopal on May 1 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were James Gibbons , Bishop of Richmond , and Thomas Patrick Roger Foley , Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago . Foley also took office three weeks later at St. Mary's Church in Peoria .

During his tenure he was committed to founding Catholic schools and supported the establishment of native-speaking parishes for all immigrant groups. In 1884 he attended the Third National Council in Baltimore. He then participated in the preparation of the Baltimore National Catechism . As an author, he published, among other things, a biography of his uncle Martin John Spalding. He brought out works on poetry under the pseudonym Henry Hamilton .

Limited ability to work due to a stroke he suffered in 1905, he renounced the diocese of Peoria. With the acceptance of the resignation on October 14, 1908 Pope named him Pius X to Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis .

Web links

Entry for John Lancaster Spalding on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Most Reverend John Lancaster Spalding. First Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria 1877-1908. In: Homepage. Diocese of Peoria , accessed on November 15, 2015 .

predecessor	Office	successor
---	Bishop of Peoria 1876–1908	Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman

personal data
SURNAME	Spalding, John Lancaster
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Peoria
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lebanon (Kentucky) , Kentucky , United States
DATE OF DEATH	August 25, 1916

[Bio-1] Most Reverend John Lancaster Spalding. First Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria 1877-1908. In: Homepage. Diocese of Peoria , accessed on November 15, 2015 .