Joseph Sarsfield Glass

Joseph Sarsfield Glass, C.M. (March 13, 1874 – January 26, 1926) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake in Utah from 1915 until his death in 1926. He was a member of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians)

Biography

Early life Glass was born in on March 13, 1874, in Bushnell, Illinois, to James and Mary Edith (née Kelly) Glass. After receiving his early education in Sedalia, Missouri, he entered St. Vincent's College at Los Angeles, California, in 1887. The Vincentians then sent Glass to Rome to study at the College of the Propaganda in Rome, where he earned his Doctor of Divinity degree in 1899. some claimed that he wanted to confront members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), but others said he simply "wanted to teach Utah Catholics basic tenets of their faith." Glass once played a poker game with LDS President Heber J. Grant and Elmer Goshen of the First Congregational Church in Salt Lake.

Death and legacy Joseph Glass died in Los Angeles on January 26, 1926, at age 51.