Rev. James I. O'Connor, 77, church law authority, editor

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: July 12, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

The Rev. James I. O'Connor, 77, a church law authority who edited Canon Law Digest at Loyola University, died Saturday at his campus residence.

Father O'Connor, a Chicago native, had taught canon law at West Baden (Ind.) College, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, and Bellarmine School of Theology, which was later known as the Jesuit School of Theology of Chicago.

Rev. Keith Esenther, executive assistant to the Jesuit provincial in Chicago, praised Father O'Connor as "one of the outstanding canon lawyers in the country" for 40 years.

"He was very knowledgeable and he created ...

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