(In our Aug. 4 special edition on the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Robert Gruss, who is now bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City, S.D., we included a list of bishops with ties to the Diocese of Davenport — which includes Bishop Gruss. However, the list was incomplete. We are reprinting the list here.)
Bishops of Davenport:
Bishop John McMullen, 1st Bishop of Davenport 1881-1883
Bishop Henry Cosgrove, 2nd Bishop of Davenport 1884-1906
Bishop James J. Davis, Coadjutor Bishop of Davenport 1904-1906, 3rd Bishop of Davenport 1906-1927
Bishop Edward D. Howard, born in Cresco, Iowa, Auxiliary Bishop of Davenport 1923-1926
Bishop Henry P. Rohlman, 4th Bishop of Davenport 1927-1944
Bishop Ralph L. Hayes, 5th Bishop of Davenport 1945-1966
Bishop Gerald F. O’Keefe, 6th Bishop of Davenport 1967-1993
Bishop William E. Franklin, 7th Bishop of Davenport 1994-2006
Bishop Martin J. Amos, 8th Bishop of Davenport 2006-
Bishops who were priests of the Diocese of Davenport:
Bishop Henry Cosgrove, 2nd Bishop of Davenport 1884-1906
Bishop James Davis, Coadjutor Bishop of Davenport 1904-1906, 3rd Bishop of Davenport 1906-1927
Bishop William Adrian, 7th Bishop of Nashville 1936-1969
Bishop Maurice Dingman, 5th Bishop of Des Moines 1968-1986
Bishop Lawrence Soens, 5th Bishop of Sioux City 1983-1998
Bishop Robert Gruss, 8th Bishop of Rapid City, 2011-
Bishops who are graduates of St. Ambrose:
Bishop William Adrian, 7th Bishop of Nashville 1936-1969
Bishop Maurice Dingman, 5th Bishop of Des Moines 1968-1986
Bishop James Niedergeses, 9th Bishop of Nashville 1975-1992
Bishop Lawrence Soens, 5th Bishop of Sioux City 1983-1998
Bishop David Choby, 11th Bishop of Nashville 2005-
Bishop Timothy L. Doherty, 6th Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana 2010-
Bishop Robert Gruss, 8th Bishop of Rapid City, 2011-
Bishops who were from the diocese or were in the diocese for a time:
Bishop Edward D. Howard, born in Cresco, Iowa, Auxiliary Bishop of Davenport 1923-1926, 5th Archbishop of Portland in Oregon 1926-1966
Bishop Leo T. Maher was born in Mt. Union (Henry County) but moved as a child to California. 1st bishop of Santa Rosa 1962-1969, 3rd bishop of San Diego 1969-1990
(Note: the dates listed are dates of installation, not the date of appointment. Per research by Father George McDaniel — June 2011.)
