John Linus Paschang
John Linus Paschang (born October 5, 1895 in Hemingford , Nebraska , † March 21, 1999 in West Point , Nebraska) was Bishop of Grand Island .
Life
Paschang was ordained a priest on June 12, 1921 . He then studied canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC until 1923. From 1927 he was pastor of the Holy Cross Church in Omaha.
Pope Pius XII appointed him Bishop of Grand Island on July 28, 1951. He was ordained bishop on October 9th of the same year by the Archbishop of Omaha , Gerald Thomas Bergan . He took part in the Second Vatican Council and positioned himself against some reform efforts. On July 25, 1972, the 76-year-old Paschang resigned from his position after Paul VI. had rejected his resignation letter submitted after his 75th birthday.
In 1976 he founded the Damian Leper Relief Society . John Linus Paschang died after illness at the age of 103 in St. Francis Memorial Hospital. At that time he was the oldest Catholic bishop in the world.
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| SURNAME | Paschang, John Linus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Grand Island |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hemingford , Nebraska, Nebraska |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1999 |
| Place of death | West Point , Nebraska, Nebraska |