Legacy
Bishop Loras is still remembered as one of the pioneers of the Catholic Church in Iowa. The college run by the archdiocese in Dubuque, which had numerous name changes in its history, was named after Loras in 1939. Loras Boulevard in Dubuque was also named in his memory.
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| Preceded by None |
President of Spring Hill College 1830–1832 |
Succeeded by John Stephen Bazin |
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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