Edward M. Lohse

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edward Mark Lohse
Bishop of Kalamazoo
Diocese	Kalamazoo
Appointed	May 23, 2023
Installed	July 25, 2023
Predecessor	Paul J. Bradley
Orders
Ordination	April 21, 1989 by  Michael Joseph Murphy
Consecration	July 25, 2023 by  Allen Vigneron, Paul J. Bradley, and Lawrence T. Persico
Personal details
Born	(1961-11-23) November 23, 1961 (age 62) McKean, Pennsylvania
Parents	Edward and Ida (née Dedrick) Lohse
Previous post(s)	Adjunct professor, Gannon University Chancellor, Diocese of Erie Official, Congregation for the Clergy Adjunct professor, Pontifical North American College
Alma mater	Cathedral Preparatory School St. Mark Seminary St. Vincent Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Illum Oportet Crescere (He must grow)

Styles of Edward Mark Lohse
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Edward Mark Lohse (born November 23, 1961) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan since 2023.

Biography

Early life

Edward Lohse was born on November 23, 1961, in McKean, Pennsylvania, the sixth of seven children of Edward and Ida (née Dedrick) Lohse. ^{[1] [2]} Edward Lohse attended elementary school at Our Lady of Peace School in Mill Creek, Pennsylvania. He graduated high school in 1980 from Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Lohse graduated from Gannon University in Erie in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in history, having begun college seminary formation at St. Mark Seminary in Erie. He completed graduate studies at Saint Vincent Seminary and earned a Master of Divinity in 1988. ^{[4] [3]} He was ordained to the diaconate on October 22, 1988. ^{[5] [6]}

Priesthood

Lohse was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Erie by Bishop Michael Joseph Murphy on April 21, 1989, at St. Peter Cathedral in Erie. ^{[5] [6]}

After his 1989 ordination, the diocese assigned Lohse as parochial vicar for one year at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Corry, Pennsylvania. They also placed him as a campus minister and teacher of theology, German, and Latin at Central Catholic High School in Dubois, Pennsylvania. In 1993, Lohse was appointed as an adjunct professor at Gannon. Bishop Donald Walter Trautman named Lohse in 1995 as director of the vocations office. He was named vice chancellor of the diocese by Trautman in 2001 and chancellor in 2007. ^[7] Lohse received a Doctor of Divinity in 2010 from Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. ^[7]

In 2010, Lohse went to Rome to serve in the Dicaster for the Clergy at the Vatican; he also assigned as an adjunct faculty member at the Pontifical North American College. Gannon received his Doctor of Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2015. ^[5] That same year, Lohse was granted the title of monsignor by Pope Francis. ^[4]

When Lohse returned to Erie in 2016, Bishop Lawrence Persico appointed him as episcopal vicar for canonical services. Lohse was moved in 2007 to the positions of vicar general and moderator of the curia. Persico also named him as director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Youth. ^[7]

Episcopacy

Pope Francis appointed Lohse as bishop for Kalamazoo on May 23, 2023. ^{[8] [9] [10]} He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Allen Vigneron on July 25, 2023, with Bishops Paul J. Bradley and Lawrence T. Persico serving as co-consecrators. ^{[11] [12]}

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. Brockhaus, Hannah (July 26, 2023). "Pope Francis appoints Pennsylvania priest to lead Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan". Catholic Telegraph. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
2. "Ida Lohse Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". www.kloeckerfuneralhome.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
3. Palattella, Ed (May 23, 2023). "Pope names Erie priest bishop of Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan". Erie Times-News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
4. Shade, Marc (September 9, 2016). "Monsignor Edward Lohse Alumnus Of Distinction". Saint Vincent Seminary. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
5. "Pope Francis appoints Msgr. Edward M. Lohse as fifth bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan" (PDF). May 23, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2023.
6. Lohse, Edward. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2023.
7. "Pope Francis Appoints Rev. Msgr. Edward Lohse from the Diocese of Erie, Bishop-elect of Kalamazoo, MI". The Catholic Accent. May 23, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
8. "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Paul Bradley of Diocese of Kalamazoo; Appoints Rev. Msgr. Edward Lohse as Successor" . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
9. "Pope Francis names new Bishop for Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2023.
10. "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
11. "Pope Francis appoints new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo" . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
12. Mass of Ordination and Installation of Most Rev Edward M Lohse as Fifth Bishop of Kalamazoo , retrieved July 27, 2023

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo Official Site
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie Official Site

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Paul J. Bradley	Bishop of Kalamazoo 2023–present	Succeeded by Incumbent