Glennon Patrick Flavin

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| name = Glennon Patrick Flavin

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| title = Bishop of Lincoln
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| appointed = May 29, 1967

| see = Diocese of Lincoln

| enthroned = August 1967

| ended = March 24, 1992

| predecessor = James Vincent Casey

| successor = Fabian Bruskewitz

| ordination = December 20, 1941

| consecration = May 30, 1957

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| motto = Ut Christus Regnet
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| other_post = Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis (1957–1967)
Titular Bishop of Ioannina (1957–1967)

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| birth_date = March 2, 1916

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, US

| death_date = August 27, 1995 (aged 79)

| death_place = Denton, Nebraska, US

| buried = Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln, Nebraska

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| religion = Roman Catholic

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| alma_mater = St. Louis Preparatory Seminary
Kenrick Seminary

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| ordained priest by = John J. Glennon

| date of priestly ordination = December 20, 1941

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| consecrated by = Joseph Ritter

| co-consecrators = Charles Herman Helmsing,
Leo Christopher Byrne

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Glennon Patrick Flavin (March 2, 1916 – August 27, 1995) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln in Nebraska from 1967 to 1992. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1957 to 1967.

Biography

= Early life =

Glennon Flavin was born on March 2, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of six children.{{cite news|work=School Sisters of Christ the King|title=Our Founder: Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin (1916- 1995)|url=http://cksisters.org/founder.htm|access-date=2009-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725174037/http://cksisters.org/founder.htm|archive-date=2011-07-25|url-status=dead}} His father was a police lieutenant.{{cite news|date=1995-08-29|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Bishop Emeritus Glennon Patrick Flavin}} His brother Cornelius also joined the priesthood.{{cite news|date=2009-02-23|work=National Catholic Register|title=Archbishop Dolan to New York|url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily/17370|last=McFeely|first=Tom|access-date=2009-09-13|archive-date=2013-01-30|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130064516/http://www.ncregister.com/daily/17370|url-status=live}} After graduating from St. Louis Preparatory Seminary, Glennon Flavin studied at Kenrick Seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri.

= Priesthood =

Flavin was ordained a priest by Archbishop John J. Glennon on December 20, 1941.{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bflavin.html|access-date=2009-09-13|archive-date=2009-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108200036/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bflavin.html|url-status=live}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}} He then served as a curate at St. Michael Church and taught algebra at the Cathedral Latin School in St. Louis. In 1948, he was named assistant director of the archdiocesan Mission Office, becoming its director in 1956. He became a curate at the Cathedral of St. Louis and private secretary to Archbishop Joseph Ritter in 1949.

= Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis =

On April 17, 1957, Flavin was appointed auxiliary bishop of St. Louis and titular bishop of Ioannina by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on May 30, 1957, from Archbishop Ritter, with Bishops Charles Helmsing and Leo Byrne serving as co-consecrators. Flavin selected as his episcopal motto: "Ut Christus Regnet" (Latin: "That Christ may reign").

In addition to his episcopal duties, he became pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in University City, Missouri, in 1960.

= Bishop of Lincoln =

Flavin was named the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln by Pope Paul VI on May 29, 1967. He greatly increased the number of priestly vocations during his tenure.{{cite news|date=May 1995|work=AD2000|title=Lincoln, Nebraska: how a Catholic diocese was built|url=http://www.ad2000.com.au/articles/1995/may1995p8_857.html|access-date=2009-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914201721/http://www.ad2000.com.au/articles/1995/may1995p8_857.html|archive-date=2009-09-14|url-status=dead}}

Flavin founded the School Sisters of Christ the King in 1976. In 1981, he prohibited women from serving as lectors during Mass; in response, Archbishop Rembert Weakland called his actions "a step backward and offensive."{{cite news|date=1981-11-14|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|title=Lincoln Diocese action opposed}}{{cite news|work=Catholic Answers|title=Up Front|url=http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1996/9602up.asp|last=Keating|first=Karl |author-link=Karl Keating|access-date=2009-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002024314/http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1996/9602up.asp|archive-date=2009-10-02|url-status=dead}}

= Retirement and legacy =

After twenty-four years as bishop, Flavin retired on March 24, 1992. Glennon Flavin died from cancer at his residence in Denton on August 27, 1995, at age 79. He is buried in the chapel of the Cathedral of the Risen Christ.