Loras Thomas Lane JCD | |
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| Bishop ofRockford titular bishop of Bencenna | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Rockford |
| In office | November 20, 1956 – July 22, 1968 |
| Predecessor | Raymond Peter Hillinger |
| Successor | Arthur Joseph O'Neill |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque 1951 to 1956 |
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| Ordination | March 19, 1937 by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani |
| Consecration | August 20, 1951 by Leo Binz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-10-19)October 19, 1910 Cascade, Iowa, USA |
| Died | July 22, 1968(1968-07-22) (aged 57) Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Motto | Via veritas (The way of truth) |
Loras Thomas Lane (October 19, 1910 – July 22, 1968), was an American prelate of theRoman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of theArchdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1951 to 1956 and as bishop of theDiocese of Rockford in Illinois from 1956 until his death in 1968.
Lane was born on October 19, 1910, inCascade, Iowa, to Thomas and Josephine (née Barrett) Lane.[1] His nephew wasMichael A. Hess, victim of a notorious adoption scandal detailed in the bookThe Lost Child of Philomena Lee.[2]
Lane attended St. Martin's grade and high schools in Cascade.[3] After graduating from theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1932, he earned aBachelor of Arts degree fromLoras College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1933. He then attended thePontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning aLicentiate of Sacred Theology in 1937.[4]
Lane wasordained to thepriesthood for the Archdiocese of Dubuque by CardinalFrancesco Selvaggiani on March 19, 1937, in Rome.[5]
Upon his return to Iowa in 1937, Lane served as acurate at Nativity Parish inDubuque until 1940. He studied at theUniversity of Iowa before earning aDoctorate of Canon Law degree fromThe Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Lane became an instructor inSpanish and economics, and was appointed dean of men at Loras College. Lane became the secretary to ArchbishopHenry Rohlman and vice-chancellor and thenchancellor of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.[1][3] In 1949,Pope Pius XII named Lane adomestic prelate.
On May 29, 1951, Lane was appointedtitular bishop ofBencenna andauxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque by Pius XII.[6] Lane received his episcopalconsecration on August 20, 1951, from ArchbishopLeo Binz inSt. Raphael Cathedral in Dubuque. BishopsJoseph Willging andEdward Fitzgerald were theco-consecrators.[6] While he was auxiliary bishop, Lane also served as president of Loras College.[3]
Lane was named bishop of theDiocese of Rockford on October 11, 1956, by Pius XII. He was installed on November 20, 1956, at St. James Pro-Cathedral by CardinalSamuel Stritch. Lane attended all four sessions of theSecond Vatican Council Rome between 1962 and 1965. According to authorMartin Sixsmith, Lane had "earn[ed] a reputation among his clerical contemporaries for being hugely ambitious and more than a little cocky".[2]Kidney disease began to affect Lane's health a year before his death.[5]
Loras Lane died atMichael Reese Hospital in Chicago on July 22, 1968, at age 57.[4] His funeral was celebrated by CardinalJohn Cody at St. James Pro-Cathedral with Archbishop Binz as thehomilist. Lane was buried in Calvary Cemetery inWinnebago, Illinois.
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