Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport - Diocesan Priests Who Became Bishops

Diocesan Priests Who Became Bishops

The following is a list of priests from the Diocese of Davenport who became bishops, along with the years they served the Davenport Diocese as a priest and the diocese they served as bishop:

  • † Henry Cosgrove (1881–1884), Bishop of Davenport
  • † James J. Davis (1881–1904), Coadjutor and Bishop of Davenport
  • † William Lawrence Adrian (1911–1936), Bishop of Nashville
  • † Maurice John Dingman (1939–1968), Bishop of Des Moines
  • Lawrence Donald Soens (1950–1983), Bishop of Sioux City
  • Robert Dwayne Gruss, (1994-2011), Bishop of Rapid City

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