John Laval
Most Reverend John M. Laval | |
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New Orleans, Louisiana , US |
John Laval (September 21, 1854 – June 4, 1937) was an American
from 1911 to 1937.Biography
Born in
Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop James Blenk, S.M. on November 29, 1911. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Cornelius Van de Ven of Alexandria in Louisiana and John Shaw of San Antonio. He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death on June 4, 1937, at the age of 82.[1][2] He is buried in the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France in New Orleans.[citation needed
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References
- ^ "Bishop John Marius Laval". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-08.