Background
Shehan, Lawrence Joseph Cardinal was born on March 18, 1898 in Baltimore. Son of Thomas Patrick and Anastasia (Schofield) S. Student, Saint Charles College, Baltimore, 1911-1917.
Shehan, Lawrence Joseph Cardinal was born on March 18, 1898 in Baltimore. Son of Thomas Patrick and Anastasia (Schofield) S. Student, Saint Charles College, Baltimore, 1911-1917.
Student, Saint Charles College, Baltimore
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1922. Assistant Saint Patrick Church, Washington, 1923-1941, pastor, 1941-1945, Saints Philip and James Church, Baltimore, 1945, named titular bishop Lydda, auxiliary bishop, Baltimore and Washington, 1945, auxiliary bishop, Baltimore, 1948, 1st bishop, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1953, coadjutor archbishop, Baltimore, 1961, archbishop, 1961-1974, elevated to cardinal, 1965. Consultor Post-Conciliar Common for Revision Code of Canon Law.
President Permanent Common for International Eucharistic Congresses, 1969-1973.
Papal legate 40th International Eucharistic Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 1973.