John Jeremiah Lawler

Most Rev. John J. Lawler
Bishop of Rapid City
The coat of arms of Bishop Lawler as Bishop of Lead
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Rapid City (formerly Lead)
In office	Jan. 29, 1916 – Mar. 11, 1948
Predecessor	Joseph Francis Busch
Successor	William Tibertus McCarty, C.SS.R.
Orders
Ordination	December 19, 1885
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1862 Rochester, Minnesota
Died	March 11, 1948(1948-03-11) (aged 85) Rapid City, South Dakota

John Jeremiah Lawler (August 4, 1862—March 11, 1948) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Rapid City from 1916 until his death in 1948.

Biography

Lawler was born in Rochester, Minnesota, and attended St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] He continued his studies in Belgium, studying philosophy at the College of St. Nicholas in Flanders and theology at the University of Louvain.^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood at Louvain on December 19, 1885.^[3]

Following his return to Minnesota, Lawler served as professor of Scripture at the College of St. Thomas and later pastor of St. Luke's Church in St. Paul.^[2] He also served as rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul.^[1] As rector, he was instrumental in the erection of the cathedral at a cost of $5 million.^[2]

On February 8, 1910, Lawler was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and titular bishop of Hermopolis Maior by Pope Pius X.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 19 from Archbishop John Ireland, with Bishops James McGolrick and James Trobec serving as co-consecrators.^[3] As an auxiliary bishop, he assisted Archbishop Ireland for six years.

Lawler was appointed the third Bishop of Lead, South Dakota, by Pope Benedict XV on January 29, 1916.^[3] On August 1, 1930, the episcopal see of the diocese was changed from Lead to Rapid City, and the name of the diocese was changed accordingly.^[4] In 1947, Lawler, who had been in failing health, received Bishop William Tibertus McCarty as his coadjutor bishop.^[2]

Lawler died following a stroke at age 85.^[2] At the time of his death, he was the oldest Catholic bishop in the United States and, after Bishop Alexander Joseph McGavick, was the second most senior in years of service.^[2]

Notes

1 2 O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Washington, D.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "BISHOP J.J. LAWLER OF RAPID CITY, S.D.; Head of Diocese Transferred There in 1930 Dies at 85—Ex-Auxiliary in St. Paul". The New York Times. 1948-03-12.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop John Jeremiah Lawler". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "Diocese of Rapid City". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary Bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Robert Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Harold Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Saint Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of Saint Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Shakopee Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education	Higher Education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries St. John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity High Schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley

Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron James Keane John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Thomas O'Gorman James O'Reilly Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Thomas Anthony Welch

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Diocese of Rapid City

Bishops	Bishops of Lead John Stariha Joseph Francis Busch Bishops of Rapid City John Jeremiah Lawler William Tibertus McCarty Harold Joseph Dimmerling Charles J. Chaput Blase J. Cupich Robert Dwayne Gruss Coadjutor Leo Ferdinand Dworschak

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Historic St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church, Central City St. Augustine Church, Dallas St. Martin's Catholic Church and Grotto, Oelrichs St. John's Catholic Church, Paxton Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rapid City St. Charles Borromeo Church, St. Francis

Education	High Schools Red Cloud High School, Pine Ridge St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City

Priests	Lawrence Harold Welsh

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