Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves

Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves (May 4, 1916 – January 15, 1994) served as the seventh Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana (1973-1982).

Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves
Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
In office1973-1982
Orders
OrdinationJune 11, 1942
ConsecrationApril 25, 1970
by Bishop Albert Lewis Fletcher
Personal details
Born(1916-05-04)May 4, 1916
Texarkana, Miller County
Arkansas, USA
DiedJanuary 15, 1994(1994-01-15) (aged 77)
EducationSt. John Home Mission Seminary
Alma materPontifical North American College

Biography

Graves was born in Texarkana in Miller County in southwestern Arkansas, and attended the St. John Home Mission Seminary in the capital city of Little Rock. He then studied at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1942.[1]

On February 24, 1969, Graves was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock and Titular Bishop of Vina by Pope Paul VI.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 25 from Bishop Albert Lewis Fletcher, with Bishops Lawrence Michael De Falco and Warren L. Boudreaux serving as co-consecrators.[1]

Following the retirement of Bishop Charles Pasquale Greco, on May 10, 1973, Graves was named Bishop of Alexandria to succeed Charles Pasquale Greco.[1] During his tenure, he was established or improved continuing education for priests, offices for religious education and youth ministry, permanent diaconate program, and the communications apostolate in newspaper, radio, and television.[2] The name of the diocese was changed to the Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport in 1976.

After nine years at Louisiana, Graves resigned as bishop on July 20, 1982.[1] He died eleven years thereafter at the age of seventy-seven.

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gollark: The weather should be under the control of a UN committee, not the moon. The moon is inscrutable, uncontrollable and may decide to damage the weather at *any moment*.
gollark: > 1. lets us see in the nightThis can easily be replaced with "torch" or "streetlight" technology. Alternatively, replace the moon with a giant mirror or directional light system.> 2. Keeps the earth spinning moreIt does not.> 3. Makes tides, which can create free energyNuclear is cooler anyway.> 4. Where the fuck would we put all the moon parts when we blow it upEither convert them to a nice ring, which will look really cool, or just move them to Jupiter or something. Or possibly use them to build tastefully decorated affordable housing.> 5. It costs money to buy explosivesWe could crowdfund the lunar destruction project.

References
  1. "Bishop Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  2. "History of the Diocese". Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Charles Pasquale Greco		 Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana
1973—1982		 Succeeded by
William Benedict Friend
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop of Little Rock
1969—1973		 Succeeded by
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