John Shaw (bishop)

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The Most Reverend

John William Shaw
Roman Catholic Church

John William Shaw (December 12, 1863 – November 2, 1934) was an American clergyman of the

Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of San Antonio (1911–1918) and Archbishop of New Orleans
(1918–1934).

Biography

One of six children, Shaw was born in

Urban College of Propaganda and Pontifical North American College in Rome in 1882–1888.[1]

On May 26, 1888, he was

Basilica of St John Lateran.[2]

Upon returning to the

Immaculate Conception Cathedral until 1889, when he was transferred to St Peter's Church in Montgomery.[3] In 1891, he returned to Immaculate Conception Cathedral as its rector.[3] He served as chancellor of the diocese from 1898 to 1910.[3]

On February 7, 1910, Shaw was appointed

consecration on the following April 14 from Archbishop James Blenk, S.M., with Bishops Edward Patrick Allen and Cornelius Van de Ven serving as co-consecrators.[2]

Due to the declining health of Bishop

canon of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.[4]

In 1915, Shaw opened St John's Seminary in his personal residence.[1] While in San Antonio, he also restored and reopened several historic Spanish missions.[5]

On January 25, 1918, Shaw was appointed the eighth Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana by Pope Benedict XV.[2] He was the first American-born head of that archdiocese. He founded Notre Dame Seminary in 1923.[6]

Death

Shaw died from a heart attack in 1934, aged 70.[5]

Legacy

Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana was dedicated in his honor on August 19, 1962, in part for his work in the development of the Catholic community on the West Bank. He had dedicated Hope Haven Institute, an orphanage and foster home, on the property adjacent to the school in 1930.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "SHAW, JOHN WILLIAM (1863-1934)". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Archbishop John William Shaw". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. XXIV. The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation. 1919.
  4. ^ Moore, James Talmadge (2002). Acts of Faith: The Catholic Church in Texas, 1900-1950. Texas A&M University Press.
  5. ^ a b "ARCHBISHOP SHAW DEAD AT AGE OF 71; New Orleans Prelate Suffered Heart Attack—Worried Over 'Poison Pen' Letters". The New York Times. 1934-11-03.
  6. ^ "Between Two Wars: 1918-1941". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25.
  7. ^ "About Shaw". ArchbishopShaw.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Rocco Tornatorne, P.I.M.E.
 Titular Bishop of Castabala
1910–1911 		Succeeded by
Juan José Marcos Zapata
Preceded by Bishop of San Antonio
1911–1918 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of New Orleans
1918–1934 		Succeeded by
Joseph Francis Rummel
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