Titular Episcopal See of

Lead

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Titular Episcopal See Episcopal See

Name: Lead (English) / Leaden(sis) (Latin)

Location: South Dakota, m. Saint Paul and Minneapolis, USA

History

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop (1998.05.05 – ...):Bishop Joseph Nathaniel Perry (77)Bishop Joseph Nathaniel Perry (77)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA)

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Lead (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Jeremiah Lawler
(1916.01.29 – 1930.08.01)

Deus providebit

Born:1862.08.04 (Rochester, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1885.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1910.05.19
Died:1948.03.11 (Rapid City, SD, USA † 85)

Titular Bishop of Hermopolis maior (1910.02.08 – 1916.01.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul (USA) (1910.02.08 – 1916.01.29)

Bishop of Lead (USA) (1916.01.29 – 1930.08.01)

Bishop of Rapid City (USA) (1930.08.01 – 1948.03.11)

Bishop Joseph Francis Busch
(1910.04.09 – 1915.01.19)

Born:1866.04.18 (Red Wing, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1889.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:1910.05.19
Died:1953.05.31 (St. Cloud, MN, USA † 87)

Bishop of Lead (USA) (1910.04.09 – 1915.01.19)

Bishop of Saint Cloud (USA) (1915.01.19 – 1953.05.31)

Bishop John Stariha
(1902.09.02 – 1909.03.29)

Born:1845.05.12 (Semič, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:1869.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1902.10.28
Died:1915.11.28 (Ljubljana, Slovenia † 70)

Bishop of Lead (USA) (1902.09.02 – 1909.03.29)

Titular Bishop of Antipatris (1909.03.29 – 1915.11.28)

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