Born Joseph R. Lewis on August 14, 1911 he was professed on September 23, 1930 and took the name Gordian. He was ordained on June 11, 1938. In 1938 he earned a degree in Canon Law at The Catholic University of America. He taught in the Passionist seminaries for ten years before being name as rector of Sacred Heart Monastery in Louisville, Kentucky. From 1953 to 1956 he served as second consultor in Holy Cross Province.. He had been retreat house director at Houston and had been in ill health since 1956. He died while hearing confessions at Holy Name Retreat House in Houston, Texas.
Birth Date:
August 14, 1911
Profession Date:
September 23, 1930
Ordination Date:
June 11, 1938
Death Date:
September 11, 1965