Background
Schlarman, Joseph H. was born on February 23, 1879 in Breese Township, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernard J. and Philomena (Keyser) Schlarman.
Schlarman, Joseph H. was born on February 23, 1879 in Breese Township, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernard J. and Philomena (Keyser) Schlarman.
Educated Quincy (Illinois) College and University of Innsbruck, Austria. Doctor.Ph. and Doctor Canon Law, Gregorian University, Rome, 1907.
Ordained priest R. C. Church, 1904. Assistant pastor Belleville (Illinois) Cathedral, 1907-1909. Pastor and chancellor Belleville diocese, 1909-1930.
Consecrated Bishop of Peoria, June 17, 1930.
Appointed assistant at the Pontifical Throne, November 16, 1950. Named Archbishop, Ad Personam, June 27, 1951.
Chairman Governor Horner’s Common for Study of Prison Problems. President National Catholic Rural Life Conference, since 1943.