Stanley Girard Schlarman

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.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Stanley Girard Schlarman
Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City
ArchdioceseKansas City in Kansas
DioceseDodge City
AppointedMarch 1, 1983
InstalledMay 4, 1983
Term endedMay 12, 1998
PredecessorEugene John Gerber
SuccessorRonald Michael Gilmore
Orders
OrdinationJuly 13, 1958
by Luigi Traglia
ConsecrationMay 4, 1983
by William Michael Cosgrove, Albert Rudolph Zuroweste, and Philip Francis Murphy
Personal details
Born (1933-07-27) July 27, 1933
Belleville, Illinois
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville
MottoWho Is A Rock But Our God
Styles of
Stanley Girard Schlarman
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life and ministry

Stanley Schlarman was born in Belleville, Illinois, to Cletus and Dorothy (née Lindow) Schlarman.[1] His great-uncle, Joseph H. Schlarman, served as Bishop of Peoria from 1930 to 1951. Stanley Schlarman attended St. Henry's Preparatory Seminary in Belleville before furthering his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[1]Schlarman was ordained to the priesthood in Rome by Archbishop Luigi Traglia for the Diocese of Belleville on July 13, 1958.[2]

Upon his return to the United States, Schlarman served as a teacher, guidance counselor, and principal at Mater Dei High School in Breese, Illinois.[3] During his tenure at the high school, he was also a part-time associate pastor, director of the Don Bosco Latin School for prospective seminarians in Chicago, and pastor of a small parish.[1]

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, Illinois. After serving as chaplain to a local Catholic hospital, Schlarman became a pastor in St. Rose Township, Illinois, and later in Cairo, Illinois.[1]

While still at Mater Dei, Schlarman did catechetical work and ministered to mentally and physically challenged children at the Warren G. Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois.[1] He was the founding director of the Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) program in the Diocese of Belleville, a member of the diocesan mediation board, the Priests Personnel Board, and the Senate of Priests.[4]

Episcopal career

On March 13, 1979, Pope John Paul II.appointed Schlarman as Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville and Titular Bishop of Capreae. He was installed and consecrated on May 14 1979 by Bishop William Cosgrove, with Bishops Albert Zuroweste and Philip Murphy serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville[2] He selected as his episcopal motto, "Who Is A Rock But Our God" (Psalms 18:31).[1]

Bishop of Dodge City

On March 1, 1983, John Paul II appointed Schlarman as the fourth Bishop of Dodge City in Kansas.[2] He was installed and consecrated on May 4 1983 at the Dodge City Civic Center.[2]

During his tenure in Dodge City, Schlarman recruited Burmese, Filipino, and Vietnamese priests; established a diocesan Vocations Office, a pastoral council, an Office of Aging and Parenting; and promoted the Pastoral Ministry Training Program and Cursillo movement.[1]

Schlarman sent his letter of resignation as Bishop of Dodge City to John Paul II on May 12, 1998.[3] Schlarman served as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Dodge City until the installation of his successor, Ronald M. Gilmore.

In 2003, Schlarman was appointed Vicar for Priests at Joliet Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois. In 2006, he assumed the same position in the Diocese of Belleville.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Stanley G. Schlarman". Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.
  2. "Bishop Stanley Girard Schlarman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. Bellville News-Democrat: "Retiring bishop returns to and remembers his roots" By Will Buss November 8, 2015
  4. "Bishop Schlarman Resigns; Wichita Official Named to Dodge City". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 1998-05-11.
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