Lawrence Harold Welsh was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Lawrence Welsh
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Lawrence Welsh served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 1991 to 1999.
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Lawrence Welsh previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Spokane in Washington State from 1978 to 1989.
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Lawrence Welsh was born on February 1,1935, in Winton, Wyoming.
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Lawrence Welsh was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Helena by Bishop Joseph Michael Gilmore on March 26,1962.
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Lawrence Welsh was consecrated by Archbishop Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen on December 14,1978.
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Lawrence Welsh's resignation came after a recent arrest in Spokane for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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On November 5,1991, John Paul II appointed Welsh as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Aulon Lawrence Welsh died on January 13,1999, at age 63 in Helena, Montana.
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In October 2002, it was revealed that Lawrence Welsh was investigated by the Spokane Police Department in 1986 on an assault allegation from Chicago.
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On further questioning, Lawrence Welsh admitted to putting his hands all over the accuser's body.
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The investigation resulted in Lawrence Welsh being considered as a possible suspect for the Green River serial killings for which Gary Ridgway was later convicted.
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Lawrence Welsh was never charged in the incident; one former Spokane detective claimed that the story had been "handled in a hush-hush manner".