His Excellency John Lawrence May | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of St. Louis | |
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| See | St. Louis |
| Appointed | January 24, 1980 |
| Installed | March 25, 1980 |
| Term ended | December 9, 1992 |
| Predecessor | John Carberry |
| Successor | Justin Francis Rigali |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 3, 1947 by Samuel Stritch |
| Consecration | August 24, 1967 by John Cody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1922 |
| Died | March 24, 1994 (aged 71) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
John Lawrence May (March 31, 1922 – March 24, 1994) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1967 to 1969, as bishop of the Diocese of Mobile in Alabama from 1969 to 1980 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1980 to 1992.