Henry Rohlman
Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque 1944 to 1946 | |
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| Education | Columbia College Grand Seminary of Montreal Catholic University of America |
| Motto | Vita Jesu manifestetur (Let the life of Jesus be revealed) |
Henry Patrick Rohlman (March 17, 1876 – September 13, 1957) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa from 1927 to 1944 and as coadjutor archbishop and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1944 to 1954.
Biography
Early life
Rohlman was born on March 17, 1876, in Appelhuelsen, Westphalia (present day Germany), to Bernard and Bernadine (Hussman) Rohlman.[1] When he was two years old, his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Carroll County, Iowa. They moved to Arkansas where both of his parents died. Henry was moved to Nebraska where he finished elementary school and worked on a farm.
With financial assistance from the people from Carroll County, Rohlman was able to study in the high school department at
Priesthood
Rohlman was ordained a
Rohlman engaged in pastoral work in Dubuque
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Bishop of Davenport
On May 20, 1927, Pope
In 1928 Rohlman commissioned a study to assess the social problems in the diocese. The result of this study was the establishment of
Two colleges for women were started in the diocese during Rohlman's episcopate. The Sisters of St. Francis in
The diocese celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1931. The next year Rohlman convoked the diocese's third synod. The synod was called to bring the diocese's regulations in line with the Code of Canon Law which had been promulgated in 1917. It also set the salary for pastors at $1,000 per year, plus household expenses, and associate pastors and chaplain's salaries were set at $500.[8] Catholic Charities had set up their offices in the Kahl Building. They were joined in 1932 with the chancery and the newly established superintendent of schools. All of these offices and the bishop's office moved into a property on Church Square behind St. Anthony's Church downtown. It was renamed the Cosgrove Building after Davenport's second bishop, Henry Cosgrove.[9]
Rohlman had the difficult task of leading the diocese through the Great Depression and World War II. The Catholic Messenger, an independent Catholic newspaper published in Davenport, was experiencing financial problems during the Depression and was purchased by the diocese for use as a diocesan newspaper in 1937.[8]
Until Rohlman came to the diocese only five priests had been recognized for their contributions to the church by being given a papal honor, all of them from Bishop
Archbishop of Dubuque
During the early 1940s, Archbishop
While Rohlman was archbishop, Christ the King Chapel was constructed at Loras College, St. Mary's Home for Children was built in Dubuque, and the number of priests in the archdiocese rose from 290 to 345. Rohlman, along with the other bishops in Iowa, re-established Mt. St Bernard's Seminary for the education of new priests in the province. A new $2.5 million building was constructed to house the seminary in Dubuque.[11]
On August 10, 1945, the Diocese of Omaha was elevated to an archdiocese. At that time the Province of Dubuque was reduced in size to the four dioceses in the state of Iowa.
On August 3, 1946, Pope Pius XII appointed a Dubuque priest,
Retirement and legacy
Rohlman's resignation as archbishop of Dubuque was accepted by Pope Pius XII on December 2, 1954. He was named the Titular Archbishop of Cotrada.
Henry Rohlman died on September 13, 1957, at age 81 in Dubuque.
There are two residence halls named Rohlman Hall after the Archbishop, one at
References
- ^ Schmidt, Madeleine M. (1981). Seasons of Growth: History of the Diocese of Davenport. Davenport, Iowa: Diocese of Davenport. p. 192.
- ^ Schmidt 1981, p. 192.
- ^ a b Harlan, Edgar R. (1931). A Narrative History of The People of Iowa. Chicago: The American Historical Society.
- ^ Delaney, John J, Tobin, James Edward (1961). Dictionary of Catholic Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Archbishop Henry Patrick Rohlman www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ Schmidt 1981, p. 193-94.
- ^ Schmidt 1981, p. 201.
- ^ a b Schmidt 1981, p. 206.
- ^ Schmidt 1981, p. 207.
- ^ Schmidt 1981, p. 211.
- ^ "ROHLMAN, Henry P. - Encyclopedia Dubuque". www.encyclopediadubuque.org. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ Bishop Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald www.catholic-hierarchy.org
