Martin Nicholas Lohmuller (August 21, 1919 – January 24, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia from 1970 to 1994.[1] At the time of his death, he was the oldest American Catholic bishop.[2]
In addition to his role as auxiliary, he was vicar general of the Archdiocese, and pastor of both Old St. Mary's Parish and Holy Trinity Parish from 1976 to 1989. After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Lohmuller resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia on October 11, 1994. He did, however, retain his titular see. He lived at in Jamison. Lohmuller died on January 24, 2017, at the age of 97.[3]
martin, nicholas, lohmuller, august, 1919, january, 2017, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, served, auxiliary, bishop, philadelphia, from, 1970, 1994, time, death, oldest, american, catholic, bishop, auxiliary, bishop, emeritus, philadelphia, titular. Martin Nicholas Lohmuller August 21 1919 January 24 2017 was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He served as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia from 1970 to 1994 1 At the time of his death he was the oldest American Catholic bishop 2 Martin Nicholas LohmullerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia Titular Bishop of RamsbiriaChurchRoman Catholic ChurchSeeTitular See of RamsbiriaIn office1970 1994OrdersOrdinationJune 3 1944Personal detailsBorn 1919 08 21 August 21 1919Philadelphia Pennsylvania United StatesDiedJanuary 24 2017 2017 01 24 aged 97 Previous post s Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaBishopStyles of Martin LohmullerReference styleThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleMonsignor Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditLohmuller was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania the son of Martin Nicholas and Mary Frances nee Doser Lohmuller He attended St Henry School in North Philadelphia and attended Northeast Catholic High School but did not graduate Rather desiring to enter the seminary as soon as possible he began studies at St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942 Lohmuller was ordained to the priesthood on June 30 1944 and then taught at St James Catholic High School for Boys until 1948 He earned a doctorate in canon law from the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law in 1947 and taught for a year at St James High School in Chester He was then transferred to the Diocese of Harrisburg where Bishop George Leech needed a canon lawyer to reorganize his tribunal He was elected vice president of the Canon Law Society of America in October 1954 He also served as the founding pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Marysville 1954 1964 Vicar for Religious in the Harrisburg Diocese 1958 1970 and pastor of St Catherine Laboure Church in Harrisburg 1964 1968 He also led the effort to establish Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill which opened in 1963 On February 12 1970 Lohmuller was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria by Pope Paul VI He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 2 from John Cardinal Krol with Bishops Gerald McDevitt and John Graham serving as co consecrators He selected as his episcopal motto Love Fidelity Peace In addition to his role as auxiliary he was vicar general of the Archdiocese and pastor of both Old St Mary s Parish and Holy Trinity Parish from 1976 to 1989 After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 Lohmuller resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia on October 11 1994 He did however retain his titular see He lived at St Cyril of Jerusalem Parish in Jamison Lohmuller died on January 24 2017 at the age of 97 3 See also EditArchdiocese of PhiladelphiaReferences Edit MOST REVEREND MARTIN N LOHMULLER RETIRED AUXILIARY BISHOP OF PHILADELPHIA DIES AT AGE 97 archphila org Retrieved January 26 2017 Most Reverend Martin N Lohmuller Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Dies at Age 97 Philadelphia s Auxiliary Bishop Martin Lohmuller dies at 97External links EditPhiladelphia ArchdioceseCatholic Church titlesPreceded by Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia1970 1994 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Nicholas Lohmuller amp oldid 1086858352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
