About John Marie Laval
Lived 1854 – 1937 (aged 82). John Marie Laval was a French and American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John Laval (September 21, 1854 – June 4, 1937) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans from 1911 to 1937.
Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France, Laval was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on November 10, 1877. On September 7, 1911 Pope Pius X appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop James Blenk, S.M. on November 29, 1911. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Cornelius Van de Ven of Alexandria in Louisiana and John Shaw of San Antonio. He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death on June 4, 1937, at the age of 82. He is buried in the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France in New Orleans.
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French priest (1854–1937)
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John Marie Laval was born on 21 September 1854 in Saint-Étienne.
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John Marie Laval died on 4 June 1937 in New Orleans.
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John Marie Laval was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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John Marie Laval was French and American.
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