His Excellency, The Most Reverend Lawrence Sabatini | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Kamloops |
| Appointed | October 1, 1982 |
| Term ended | September 2, 1999 |
| Predecessor | Adam Exner |
| Successor | David Monroe |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 19, 1957 |
| Consecration | September 21, 1978 by James Carney |
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| Born | May 15, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Chicago Rome Staten Island Vancouver Kamloops |
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| Styles of Lawrence Sabatini | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Lawrence Sabatini, CS (born May 15, 1930) is an American retired bishop of the Catholic Church. Born and raised in Chicago, he felt a religious calling to join the priesthood during primary school. After completing school, he studied for the priesthood in Rome and joined the Scalabrinians upon returning to the United States. He was ordained a priest in 1957 and went on to teach at the institute's missions and the seminary on Staten Island for 11 years, before being sent to Canada in 1971.
Sabatini served as parish priest in North Vancouver until 1978, when he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vancouver and was consecrated that same year. Four years later, he was transferred to Kamloops after being chosen to be its ordinary. During his time there, Sabatini enthusiastically backed reconciliation with First Nations, as well as the provincial government's efforts to negotiate treaties with them. He resigned as bishop in 1999 and returned to his hometown of Chicago. At the request of the Archbishop of Chicago, he served as pastor of a previously Italian parish that had become overwhelmingly Hispanic due to a demographic shift. He has also authored several books during his retirement.
- ^ "Bishop Lawrence Sabatini of Kamloops Retires". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. September 1, 1999. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Lawrence Sabatini". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jubilee Mass for Chicago's Only Italian-American Bishop". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.