His Excellency, The Most Reverend Stanley Girard Schlarman |
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Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City | |
Archdiocese | Kansas City in Kansas |
Diocese | Dodge City |
Appointed | March 1, 1983 |
Installed | May 4, 1983 |
Term ended | May 12, 1998 |
Predecessor | Eugene John Gerber |
Successor | Ronald Michael Gilmore |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 13, 1958 by Luigi Traglia |
Consecration | May 4, 1983 by William Michael Cosgrove, Albert Rudolph Zuroweste, and Philip Francis Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Belleville, Illinois |
July 27, 1933
Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville |
Motto | Who Is A Rock But Our God |
Styles of Stanley Girard Schlarman |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Stanley Girard Schlarman (born July 27, 1933) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City from 1983 to 1998.
Stanley Schlarman was born in Belleville, Illinois, to Cletus and Dorothy (née Lindow) Schlarman. His great-uncle, Joseph H. Schlarman, served as Bishop of Peoria from 1930 to 1951. He attended St. Henry Preparatory Seminary before furthering his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Luigi Traglia on July 13, 1958. Upon his return to the United States, Schlarman served as a teacher, guidance counselor, and principal at Mater Dei High School in Breese. During his tenure at the high school, he was also a part-time associate pastor, director of the for prospective seminarians, and pastor of a small parish.
Schlarman obtained his Master's degree in Education, with a concentration on counseling and guidance, from St. Louis University. He also attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. After serving as chaplain to a local Catholic hospital, he became a pastor in St. Rose Township and later in Cairo.