Laurence Julius FitzSimon

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Laurence Julius FitzSimon (born January 31, 1895 in San Antonio , Texas , USA ; † July 2, 1958 ) was Bishop of Amarillo .

Life

Laurence Julius Fitzsimon received on 17 May 1921, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On August 2, 1941, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Amarillo. The Apostolic Delegate in the United States, Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani , ordained him episcopal on October 22 of the same year ; Co-consecrators of goods Coadjutor Bishop of Corpus Christi , Mariano Simon Garriga , and the auxiliary bishop in Santa Fe , Sidney Matthew Metzger . The inauguration took place on November 5, 1941.

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predecessor Office successor
Robert Emmet Lucey Bishop of Amarillo
1941–1958
John Louis Morkovsky