Loras Thomas Lane
Loras Thomas Lane (born October 19, 1910 in Cascade , Iowa , United States , † July 22, 1968 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Rockford .
Life
Loras Thomas Lane initially earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame . He studied philosophy at Loras College in Dubuque and then went to Rome to the Pontifical North America College . After completing theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University , he was in Rome on 19 March 1937 by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani the priests of Dubuque archdiocese ordained .
After three years as a chaplain in Dubuque, he taught at Loras College from 1940 . Archbishop Henry Patrick Rohlman named him his personal secretary in 1944. At the same time he took further studies in canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC , where he received his doctorate in 1947 . Archbishop Rohlman appointed him Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese. In 1949 he was given the honorary title of Papal House Prelate .
On May 29, 1951, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the titular bishop of Bencenna and auxiliary bishop in Dubuque. The Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque, Leo Binz , donated him episcopal ordination on August 20 of the same year . Co- consecrators were Joseph Clement Willging , Bishop of Pueblo , and Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald , Bishop of Winona . At the time of episcopal ordination, Lane was the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States. As auxiliary bishop, he was also president of Loras College .
Pope Pius XII appointed him Bishop of Rockford on October 11, 1956 after previously appointed Donald Martin Carroll resigned before his episcopal ordination. The inauguration took place on November 20 of the same year. He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
Longstanding kidney disease worsened in the final year of his tenure. He died at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago in July 1968. His final resting place was in Calvary Cemetery in Rockford.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The Most Reverend Loras T. Lane, DD, JCD Sixth Bishop of Rockford. In: Homepage. Rockford Diocese , accessed April 7, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Martin Carroll |
Bishop of Rockford 1956–1968 |
Arthur Joseph O'Neill |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lane, Loras Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockford |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cascade , Iowa , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1968 |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois |