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 Salt Lake from 1915 until his death in 1926.

The Most Reverend Joseph Sarsfield Glass
Bishop of Salt Lake City
See	Salt Lake City
Appointed	1 June 1915
In office	1915–1926
Predecessor	Lawrence Scanlan
Successor	John Joseph Mitty
Orders
Ordination	15 August 1897
Consecration	24 August 1915
Personal details
Born	(1874-03-13)March 13, 1874 Bushnell, Illinois, United States
Died	January 26, 1926(1926-01-26) (aged 51)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Styles of Joseph Sarsfield Glass
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	none

Glass was born in Bushnell, Illinois, to James and Mary Edith (née Kelly) Glass.[1] After receiving his early education in Sedalia, Missouri, he entered St. Vincent's College at Los Angeles, California, in 1887.[1] He returned to Missouri in 1891 and then enrolled at St. Mary's Seminary in Perryville.[1] From there he joined the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Lazarists or Vincentians.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop George Thomas Montgomery on August 15, 1897.[2] He then furthered his studies at the College of the Propaganda in Rome, where he earned his Doctor of Divinity in 1899.[1]

Upon his return to the United States, Glass taught dogmatic theology at St. Mary's Seminary until 1900, when he became professor of moral theology and director of the seminarians.[1] In June 1901 he was named president of St. Vincent's College and pastor of St. Vincent's Church at Los Angeles.[1] During his 10-year-long presidency, he broadened the curriculum to a full university course and made it one of the most prominent educational institutions in Southern California.[1]

On June 1, 1915, Glass was appointed the second Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, by Pope Benedict XV.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 24 from Archbishop Edward Joseph Hanna, with Bishops Thomas Francis Lillis and Thomas Grace serving as co-consecrators.[2] Glass also added murals to the Cathedral of the Madeleine displaying distinctly Catholic beliefs;[3] some claim that he wanted to confront Mormons, but others say he simply "wanted to teach Utah Catholics basic tenets of their faith."[4] He once played a poker game with LDS President Heber J. Grant and Elmer Goshen of the First Congregational Church.[4]

Glass later died at age 51.[2]

References

1. McGroarty, John S., ed. (1921). "RT. REV. JOSEPH SARSFIELD GLASS, C.M., D.D., LL.D.". Los Angeles: From the Mountains to the Sea. III. New York: American Historical Association.
2. "Bishop Joseph Sarsfield Glass, C.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
3. "History of the Cathedral". Cathedral of the Madeleine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
4. Moulton, Kristen (2009-08-07). "Catholic-LDS relations through the years - warming trend follows a cold war". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2009-08-17.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Lawrence Scanlan	Bishop of Salt Lake City 1915—1926	Succeeded by John Joseph Mitty