Glennon Patrick Flavin
Glennon Patrick Flavin 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. His father was a police lieutenant. His brother Cornelius also joined the priesthood. After graduating from St. Louis Preparatory Seminary, Glennon Flavin studied at Kenrick Seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri.Priesthood
Flavin was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis by Archbishop John J. Glennon at the Cathedral of Saint Louis on December 20, 1941. 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 as an auxiliary bishop of St. Louis and titular bishop of Ioannina by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Saint Louis 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".In addition to his episcopal duties, Flavin was named pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in University City, Missouri, in 1960.