His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Edward Mark Lohse
Bishop of Kalamazoo
DioceseKalamazoo
AppointedMay 23, 2023
InstalledJuly 25, 2023
PredecessorPaul J. Bradley
Orders
OrdinationApril 21, 1989
by Michael Joseph Murphy
ConsecrationJuly 25, 2023
by Allen Vigneron, Paul J. Bradley, and Lawrence T. Persico
Personal details
Born (1961-11-23) November 23, 1961
McKean, Pennsylvania
ParentsEdward and Ida (née Dedrick) Lohse
Previous post(s)Adjunct professor, Gannon University

Chancellor, Diocese of Erie
Official, Congregation for the Clergy

Adjunct professor, Pontifical North American College
Alma materCathedral Preparatory School
St. Mark Seminary
St. Vincent Seminary
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoIllum Oportet Crescere
Coat of armsEdward Mark Lohse's coat of arms
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Edward Mark Lohse
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Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Edward Mark Lohse (born November 23, 1961) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as bishop for the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan.

Biography

Early Life

Lohse was born in 1961 and raised on a farm in McKean, Pennsylvania, the sixth of seven children of Edward and Ida (née Dedrick) Lohse.[1][2] His family attended St. Francis Xavier church and he went to elementary school at Our Lady of Peace School in Mill Creek before graduating from Cathedral Preparatory School in 1980 and Gannon University in 1984, having begun college seminary formation at St. Mark Seminary. He completed graduate studies at Saint Vincent Seminary and earned his master's in divinity in 1988.[3][4] He was ordained to the diaconate on October 22, 1988 and a priest by bishop Michael Joseph Murphy on April 21, 1989, at St. Peter Cathedral.[5][6]

Priesthood

His first assignment following ordination was as a campus minister and teacher of theology, German, and Latin at Central Catholic High School and parochial vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Corry. He also served as an adjunct professor at Gannon before becoming the diocesan chancellor in 2007.[7]

From 2010 to 2016, Lohse served at the Congregation for Clergy in the Roman Curia, also teaching as an adjunct faculty member at the Pontifical North American College and gaining his doctoral degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University.[5] In 2015 he was granted the title of Monsignor by Pope Francis.[3]

Episcopacy

Pope Francis appointed Lohse bishop for the Diocese of Kalamazoo on May 23, 2023.[8][9][10] Lohse was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Allen Vigneron on July 25, 2023.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Agency, Catholic News (July 26, 2023). "Pope Francis appoints Pennsylvania priest to lead Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan". Catholic Telegraph. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ida Lohse Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". www.kloeckerfuneralhome.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 marc.shade (September 9, 2016). "Monsignor Edward Lohse Alumnus Of Distinction". Saint Vincent Seminary. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ Palattella, Ed (May 23, 2023). "Pope names Erie priest bishop of Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan". Erie Times-News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Pope Francis appoints Msgr. Edward M. Lohse as fifth bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan" (PDF). May 23, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ Lohse, Edward. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pope Francis Appoints Rev. Msgr. Edward Lohse from the Diocese of Erie, Bishop-elect of Kalamazoo, MI - The Catholic Accent". theaccentonline.org. May 23, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Paul Bradley of Diocese of Kalamazoo; Appoints Rev. Msgr. Edward Lohse as Successor". Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Pope Francis names new Bishop for Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Pope Francis appoints new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo". Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ Mass of Ordination and Installation of Most Rev Edward M Lohse as Fifth Bishop of Kalamazoo, retrieved July 27, 2023
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