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American prelate
His Eminence, The Most Reverend
Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Bishop of Crookston
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Crookston
PredecessorFrancis Joseph Schenk
SuccessorKenneth Joseph Povish
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Duluth
1956 to 1960
Orders
OrdinationJune 11, 1927
ConsecrationSeptember 12, 1956
Personal details
Born(1900-08-25)August 25, 1900
Bellingham, Washington, US
DiedJanuary 26, 1985(1985-01-26) (aged 84)

Laurence Alexander Glenn (August 25, 1900 – January 26, 1985) was an American prelate of the Roman 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

Lawrence Glenn was born in Bellingham, Washington, on August 25, 1900. He was ordained a priest on June 11, 1927. On July 13, 1956, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Duluth. On September 12, 1956, Glenn received his episcopal consecration.

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

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Lawrence Alexander Glenn [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byFrancis Joseph Schenk Bishop of Crookston
1960–1970
Succeeded byKenneth Joseph Povish
Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
Bishops
Ordinaries
James McGolrick
John T. McNicholas
Thomas Anthony Welch
Francis Joseph Schenk
Paul Francis Anderson
Robert Henry Brom
Roger Lawrence Schwietz
Dennis Marion Schnurr
Paul Sirba
Daniel John Felton
Auxiliary
Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Churches
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Duluth
Parishes
Resurrection Church, Eveleth
Holy Spirit, Virginia
Historic
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Duluth
Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary, Cloquet
Church of St. Joseph, Elmer
Church of St. Francis Xavier, Grand Marais
Education
The College of St. Scholastica
Priests
Jozef Cieminski
Mike Schmitz
Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
Bishops
Timothy J. Corbett
John Hubert Peschges
Francis Joseph Schenk
Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Kenneth Joseph Povish
Victor Hermann Balke
Michael Joseph Hoeppner
Andrew H. Cozzens
Churches
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Parishes
Church of St. Peter, Gentilly Township
Education
Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks


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