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Lawrence Donald Soens
Lawrence Donald Soens (August 26, 1926 – November 1, 2021) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. In 2008, the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa announced multiple credible accusations that Soens had sexually abused children as a priest. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City in Iowa from 1983 to 1998. Life and career Early life Lawrence Soens was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on August 26, 1926. He was educated at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, Saint Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa, and studied for the priesthood at Kenrick Seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri. He also completed graduate studies at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Priesthood Soens was ordained a priest by Bishop Ralph Leo Hayes on May 6, 1950, for the Diocese of Davenport. Soens' first assignment was as an assistant pastor at St. Paul's Parish in Burlington, Iowa. He then joined the faculty of St. Ambrose Academy in Davenport, Iowa and then became the assistant pastor at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office and is held only during tenure of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Roman Catholic bishops, high-ranking ecclesiastics, and others holding equivalent rank, such as heads of international organizations. Members of royal families generally have distinct addresses such as Majesty, Highness, etc.. While not a title of office itself, the honorific ''Excellency'' precedes various titles held by the holder, both in speech and in writing. In reference to such an official, it takes the form ''His'' or ''Her Excellency''; in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loras College
Loras College is a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and is the oldest post-secondary institution in the state of Iowa. Loras offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It is one of four four-year post-secondary institutions in the City of Dubuque, one of four Catholic colleges in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, and one of six Catholic colleges in the state of Iowa. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Loras College Historic District in 2020. History The college has had different names during its existence; * Saint Raphael's Seminary and then Saint Raphael's Academy (1839–1850) * Mount St. Bernard's College and Seminary (1850 – 1873) * St. Joseph's College (1873 – 1914) * Dubuque College (1914 – 1920) * Columbia College (1920 – 1939) * Loras College (1920 – present) Saint Raphael/ St. Bernard College In 1839, Bishop Mathias Loras of the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd-most populous, with about 5.8 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"; it has 14,420 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres each. Roughly a third of the state is Forest cover by state and territory in the United States, forested. Much of the remainder is prairie and farmland. More than 60% of Minnesotans (about 3.71 million) live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, known as the "Twin Cities", which is Minnesota's main Politics of Minnesota, political, Economy of Minnesota, economic, and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of The Epiphany (Sioux City, Iowa)
The Cathedral of the Epiphany is a cathedral and a parish church located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sioux City. History Rev. Jeremiah Tracey celebrated the first Mass in Sioux City in the log cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Desy in 1855. The Cathedral of the Epiphany had its beginnings as St. Mary's Church in 1891. Rev. Timothy Treacy was the first pastor of the parish that was intended to serve the needs of a growing number of Irish and German immigrant Catholics in the central part of the city. However, construction of a new church was delayed because of the economic depression that hit the United States in 1893. For the next 10 years, parishioners worshipped in the basement of the present church. When Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Sioux City in 1902, Bishop Philip Garrigan decided that St. Mary's Church would serve as the cathedral and began work to complete the upper church. He also sought permission from the Holy See to change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prelate Of Honor
A Prelate of Honour of His Holiness is a Catholic prelate to whom the Pope has granted this title of honour. They are addressed as Monsignor (typically abbreviated 'Mgr') and have certain privileges as regards clerical clothing.Instruction on the Dress, Titles and Coat-of-Arms of Cardinals, Bishops and Lesser Prelates (31 March 1969), English translation published by the Vatican. Overview Before the '''' of 28 March 1968, Honorary P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. He graduated with excellent grades from an All-boys school, all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland, in 1938, soon after which World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent to a Forced labour under German rule during World War II, German forced labour camp, he signed up for work in harsh conditions in a quarry. Wojtyła eventually took up acting and developed a love for the profession and participated at a local theatre. The linguistically skilled Wojtyła wanted to study Polish language, Polish at university. Encouraged by a conversation with Adam Stefan Sapieha, he decided to study theology and become a priest. Eventually, Wojtyła rose to the position of Archbishop of Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton, Iowa
Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It borders the Mississippi River. The population was 24,469 as of 2020 United States census, 2020. Clinton, along with DeWitt, Iowa, DeWitt (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the sixth List of governors of New York, governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Incorporated on January 26, 1857, Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton United States micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is coterminous with Clinton County. History Elijah Buell, among the first European-American settlers in the Clinton area, established the town of Lyons in 1837. It was named after the French city Lyon. It grew with the lumber and railroad industry through the century, and merged in 1895 with the City of Clinton. Clinton was platted as the Town of New York in 1836 by Joseph Bartlett. He was looking for gold deposits in the area. In 1855, the Chicago, Iowa, Nebraska Railroad announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte, Iowa
Charlotte ( ) is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. History Charlotte was platted in 1871; a post office already been established there in 1853. The town was named for the first postmaster's wife, Charlotte Gilmore. Geography Charlotte's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 41.961163, -90.469704. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 389 people, 157 households, and 117 families residing in the city. The population density was 681.0 inhabitants per square mile (263.0/km2). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 274.9 per square mile (106.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 6.4% from other races and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina High School (Iowa)
Regina Catholic Education Center is a PK–12 private, Roman Catholic co-educational school in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport. Athletics Regina's sports teams are known as the Regals, with a school mascot named "Crownie," an anthropomorphic blue and gold crown. The Regals won a state football championship in 2005, and more recently have won a state record six titles in a row from 2010 to 2015, a string that included a record 56 game winning streak from 2010 to 2013. From 2007 to 2020, the team was coached by former NFL tight end Marv Cook, who attended high school at Regina's conference rival West Branch High School. The Regals have won eight state titles in boys' cross-country since 1993. The girls' softball team took the state title in 2011. State championships * Boys' Cross Country - 8-time State Champions (1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2022) * Boys' Soccer - 8-time Class 1A State Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor, Iowa
Victor is a town in Poweshiek County, Iowa, Poweshiek and Iowa County, Iowa, Iowa counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 875 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, a decline from the population of 952 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. History Prior to its opening for European settlement, the area around what is now Victor was home to the Sac and Fox Indians. The Dragoon Trail trail follows the path of the 1st U. S. Dragoons, the country's first mounted infantry unit, on their historic march in the summer of 1835. The purpose of the march was to scout Iowa after the Black Hawk Purchase of 1832. This trail generally followed the Bear Creek Valley in western Iowa County and passed about a mile south of what would later become Victor. In 1856 and 1857, Mormon Handcart Pioneers followed the Dragoon Trail south of Victor on their way from the end of the rail line in Iowa City to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. The route was later referred to locally as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport ( ) is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state. Davenport had a population of 101,724 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it Iowa's List of cities in Iowa, third-most populous city, after Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. It is the largest of the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois, a metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a List of Combined Statistical Areas, combined statistical area population of 474,019. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836, by Antoine Le Claire and named for his friend, George Davenport. From 1860 until 1980, Davenport enjoyed a long period of industrial and population growth, averaging yearly increases of about 760 people. Over that period, Davenport industries were diverse, from manufacturing locomotives, a major meat-packing plant, a Caterpillar loader plant, a historic movie-projector p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,982 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000 United States Census, 2000. Burlington is the center of a Burlington micropolitan area, micropolitan area, which includes West Burlington, Iowa, West Burlington and Middletown, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley (Burlington, Iowa), Snake Alley, the most crooked street in the world. History Prior to European settlement, the area was neutral territory for the Sauk people, Sauk and Meskwaki peoples, who called it Shoquoquon (''Shok-ko-kon''), meaning Flint Hills. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson organized two parties of explorers to map the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark Expedition followed the Missouri River, while Zebulon Pike, Lt. Zebulon Pike followed the Mississippi River. In 1805, Pike landed at the bluffs below Burlington and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
