Lawrence Alexander Glenn


Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Bishop of Crookston
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Crookston
PredecessorFrancis Joseph Schenk
SuccessorKenneth Joseph Povish
Other postsAuxiliary Bishop of Duluth
1956 to 1960
Orders
OrdinationJune 11, 1927
by Austin Dowling
ConsecrationSeptember 12, 1956
by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born(1900-08-25)August 25, 1900
DiedJanuary 26, 1985(1985-01-26) (aged 84)
MottoIn veritate et caritate
(In truth and charity)

Laurence Alexander Glenn (August 25, 1900 – January 26, 1985) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota between 1956 and 1960 and bishop of the Diocese of Crookston, in Minnesota from 1960 to 1970.

Biography

Early life

Lawrence Glenn was born in Bellingham, Washington, on August 25, 1900. He was ordained a priest in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul by Archbishop Austin Dowling on June 11, 1927.[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Duluth

On July 13, 1956, Glen was appointed auxiliary bishop of Duluth by Pope Pius XII. On September 12, 1956, Glenn received his episcopal consecration at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, by Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani.[1]

Bishop of Crookston

On June 27, 1960, Glenn was appointed as the fourth bishop of Crookston by Pope John XXIII. On July 24, 1970, Pope Paul VI accepted Glenn's resignation as bishop of Crookston. Lawrence Glenn died in Vatican City on January 26, 1985, at age 84.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Lawrence Alexander Glenn [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.