Lawrence Shehan
Lawrence Joseph Cardinal Shehan (born March 18, 1898 in Baltimore , Maryland , USA ; † August 26, 1984 there ) was Archbishop of Baltimore .
Life
Lawrence Shehan studied at the Saint Charles College in Ellicott City , Maryland , at Saint Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and at the Pontifical Athaneum "De Propaganda Fide" in Rome the subjects philosophy and Catholic theology . He received on 23 December 1922, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a pastor in different communities dioceses Baltimore and Washington, DC He also served from 1929 to 1936 deputy director and from 1936 to 1945 director of Catholic Charities USA. Pope Pius XII appointed him in 1945 titular bishop of Lydda and auxiliary bishop in Baltimore. The episcopal ordination received Lawrence Shehan on 12 December 1945 the apostolic delegate in the United States, Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani ; Co- consecrators were Peter Leo Ireton , Bishop of Richmond , and John Michael McNamara , Auxiliary Bishop in Baltimore and Washington .
In 1953, Lawrence Shehan became the first bishop of Bridgeport . On July 10, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed him . the titular archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum and Koadjutorerzbischof of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Lawrence Shehan became Archbishop of Baltimore on December 8 of the same year. He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 . Pope Paul VI accepted him on February 22, 1965 as cardinal priest with the titular church of San Clemente in the college of cardinals and made him president of the Central Committee for the International Eucharistic Congresses. Lawrence Cardinal Shehan resigned the leadership of the Archdiocese of Baltimore on April 2, 1974 for reasons of age. He died on August 26, 1984 in Baltimore and was buried there in the Cathedral of Mary Queen .
literature
- Lawrence Shehan: A blessing of years: the memoirs of Lawrence Cardinal Shehan. University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame 1982.
Web links
- Shehan, Lawrence Joseph. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 9, 2017.
- Entry on Lawrence Joseph Shehan on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 9, 2017.
- Short biography with picture (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Bridgeport 1953–1961 |
Walter William Curtis |
| Francis Patrick Keough |
Archbishop of Baltimore 1961–1974 |
William Donald Borders |
| Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
Cardinal Priest of San Clemente 1965–1984 |
Adrianus Johannes Simonis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shehan, Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shehan, Lawrence Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Archbishop of Baltimore and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1984 |
| Place of death | Baltimore |