- Clarence Edward Elwell
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Most Rev. Clarence Edward Elwell Bishop of Columbus Church Roman Catholic Church See Columbus In Office August 22, 1968—February 16, 1973 Predecessor John Carberry Successor Edward John Herrmann Orders Ordination March 17, 1929 Consecration December 21, 1962 Personal details Born February 4, 1904
Cleveland, OhioDied February 16, 1973 (aged 69)
Columbus, OhioPrevious post Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (1962-1968) Clarence Edward Elwell (February 4, 1904—February 16, 1973) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1968 until his death in 1973.
Biography
Clarence Elwell was born in the Newburgh Heights section of Cleveland, Ohio.[1] After graduating from Holy Name High School, he studied medicine at St. Ignatius College for two years before switching to St. Mary Seminary in Lakeside, where he began his studies for the priesthood.[1] He furthered his studies at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, and was ordained a priest there by Bishop Sigismund Waitz on March 17, 1929.[2]
Upon his return to the United States, Elwell served as an assistant priest, teacher, and assistant superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Cleveland.[1] He earned a Master's degree in Education from Case Western Reserve University in 1934, and later his doctorate from Harvard University in 1938.[1] Elwell was then named director of Catholic high schools in Cleveland, becoming superintendent in 1946.[1] He was raised to the rank of a monsignor in 1949.[1]
On November 5, 1962, Elwell was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Cone by Pope John XXIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 21 from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, with Bishops Floyd Lawrence Begin and John Francis Whealon serving as co-consecrators, at St. John's Cathedral.[2] He was later named the eighth Bishop of Columbus on May 29, 1968, and installed at St. Joseph's Cathedral on the following August 22.[2]
During his tenure as Bishop, Elwell continued the implementation of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, initiated under his predecessor, John Carberry.[1] An advocate of Catholic education, he opened Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School, William V. Fisher Catholic High School, and Bishop Rosecrans High School, as well as converting the seminary into St. Charles College Preparatory School.[1] He also established Resurrection Cemetery in Columbus, St. Peter Parish in Worthington, Diocesan Sisters' Council, and Diocesan Pastoral Council, and significantly expanded the Diocesan Development Office, the Parish Aid Fund, and the diocesan self-insurance program.[1]
Elwell died at his residence in the chancery, aged 69.[2] He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Columbus.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Most Reverend Clarence Edward Elwell, S.T.D., Bishop 1968-1973". Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. http://www.colsdioc.org/AboutUs/TheBishopsofColumbus/tabid/276/Default.aspx.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Clarence Edward Elwell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/belwell.html.
Categories:- 1904 births
- 1973 deaths
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- Case Western Reserve University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- St. Mary's Seminary (Ohio) alumni
- University of Innsbruck alumni
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