William Lawrence Adrian
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The Most Reverend William L. Adrian, STL, DD |
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| Bishop of Nashville | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Nashville |
| In office | February 2, 1936—September 4, 1969 |
| Predecessor | Alphonse John Smith |
| Successor | Joseph Aloysius Durick |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 15, 1911 |
| Consecration | April 16, 1936 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 16, 1883 Sigourney, Iowa |
| Died | February 13, 1972 (aged 88) Nashville, Tennessee |
William Lawrence Adrian, STL, DD (April 16, 1883 – February 13, 1972) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee from 1936 to 1969.
William Adrian was born in Sigourney, Iowa, to Nicholas and Mary (Paulus) Adrian. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa in 1906. He studied at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and was there ordained to the priesthood on April 15, 1911. Following his return to the United States, he served as a professor at St. Ambrose College for twenty-four years and as its vice president from 1932 to 1935; Adrian also coached American football and baseball, and taught Latin and manual training. He then became pastor of St. Bridget's Parish in Victor, Iowa in 1935.
On February 2, 1936, Adrian was appointed the seventh Bishop of Nashville by Pope Pius XII. He learned of his appointment by a letter from the Holy See: "among [his] letters...With trembling fingers [he] opened it and read...and was so overwhelmed with wonder that [he] could read no farther." Adrian received his episcopal consecration on the following April 16 from Archbishop Amelto Cicognani at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport. Bishops Henry Rohlman of Davenport and Moses E. Kiley of Trenton served as co-consecrators.
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