Martin Nicholas Lohmuller
Martin Nicholas Lohmuller (born August 21, 1919 in Philadelphia , † January 24, 2017 in Meadowbrook , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania ) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia .
Life
Martin Nicholas Lohmuller was born as a descendant of German immigrants and entered the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary after graduating from Catholic high school in northeast Philadelphia . On June 3, 1944, he received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia through Auxiliary Bishop Hugh Louis Lamb .
After ordination, he earned a degree in canon law from the Catholic University of America and was then released for canonical work in the Diocese of Harrisburg . During this time he was instrumental in founding the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference , established in 1953 , which was intended to promote dialogue between the Church and the State of Pennsylvania. On May 18, 1959, Pope John XXIII awarded him . the honorary title of papal honorary prelate .
On February 12, 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him . as auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia and titular bishop of Ramsbiria . The Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal John Joseph Krol , ordained him episcopal on April 2 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops Gerald Vincent McDevitt and John Joseph Graham .
Cardinal Krol entrusted him with the management of the planning and construction of the diocesan pastoral center, which also took on the archbishopric administration. Lohmuller was instrumental in organizing the World Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia in 1976 and the Pope's visit by John Paul II to Philadelphia.
On October 11, 1994, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. After serving episcopal functions in retirement and giving numerous confirmations , he spent the last years of his life in Jamison , Bucks County .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Philadelphia’s Auxiliary Bishop Martin Lohmuller dies at 97. CatholicPhilly.com, January 25, 2017, accessed on January 26, 2017 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lohmuller, Martin Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lohmuller, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 2017 |
| Place of death | Meadowbrook , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania |