James Louis Schad

James Louis Schad (July 20, 1917 – March 27, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Camden from 1966 to 1993.

Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, James Schad grew up in Vineland, New Jersey where he graduated from Sacred Heart High School. He studied for the priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and was ordained a priest on April 10, 1943, for the Diocese of Camden.

His pastoral assignments as a priest and bishop included St. Rose of Lima parish in Haddon Heights, St. Anne's parish in Westville, Most Holy Redeemer parish in Westville Grove, Maris Stella parish in Avalon and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden.

Schad served as auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on January 26, 1993.

He died of renal failure at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden on March 27, 2002, at the age of 84. He was buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Vineland, New Jersey.