Before being named eighth bishop of Salt Lake City on November 3, 1994, George H. Niederauer had spent virtually his entire life in Los Angeles, California, where he was born on June 14, 1936. Educated in Catholic schools and at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1962. A scholar of English literature, he earned a Master’s degree in that field from Loyola University in Los Angeles in 1962 and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1966, specializing in Restoration drama. Most of his priestly ministry was as a seminary teacher back at St. John’s until he was installed as Bishop of Salt Lake City on January 25, 1995. Salt Lake City achieved worldwide recognition in 2002 when it hosted the winter Olympics. Bishop Neiderauer and his staff were heavily occupied in making religious services and facilities available. Perhaps his most conspicuous achievement, though, was the opening in 1993 of the Skaggs Catholic Center in Draper, and immense and impressively equipped parochial school funded by Sam and Aline Skaggs. Bishop Niederauer was called to be Archbishop of San Francisco on February 15, 2006, from which he retired on October 4, 2012. He died on May 2, 2017.
The 2024 Respect for the Dignity of Life Day will begin with Mass at 9:00a.m. and will feature several talks following Mass in Holy Family Hall.
Mass at 9:00am
Talks Following Mass:
This event is in person only. Registration is free, but is required!
There will be light refreshments throughout the day, and we will take a lunch break between presentations.
You can pay for a cold lunch (wrap and chips) with your registration, or bring your own cold lunch (no refrigeration or heating equipment will be provided). If you order a cold lunch, but do not pay for it as part of your registration, you will not get a lunch as part of your registration, so please don't forget to pay for your lunch before you submit your registration.
If you have questions, please contact the Family Life Office at crystal.painter@dioslc.org or call 801-328-8641 Ext. 324.
Nota: La presentación será en inglés, sin embargo se proveerá traducción al español. Si necesita ayuda con su registro, por favor póngase en contacto con la Oficina del Ministerio Hispano en (801) 456-9332.
