John Laval [SEP] position held
John Laval
John Laval (September 21, 1854 – June 4, 1937) was a American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans from 1911-1937.
Biography.
Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France, John Laval was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on November 10, 1877. On September 7, 1911 Pope Pius X appointed him as the Titular Bishop of "Hierocaesarea" and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans. He was
position of Professor of Theology, a position he held from 1949 to 1955. In that year he was nominated as Rector of the Grand Seminary of Quebec and vice-rector of the Université Laval. In 1958 he was appointed Domestic Prelate of His Holiness under Pope John XXIII, a title that gave Vachon the rank and style of monsignor.
In 1960 Vachon was asked to assume the position of rector of the University of Laval; he held this position until 1972. He served in various positions with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese