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Apr 17, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, United States Died on 19 Feb 1998 (aged 80)
administrator and Catholic leader from the USA
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About Loretta Schafer
- Sister Loretta Schafer, S.P., (April 17, 1917 – February 19, 1998) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1976-1981.
- In 1977, she worked with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop and construct the Maryvale Retirement Complex at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.Schafer served as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the first woman to serve in this position. In 1978, she sold Chicago's Providence St.
- Mel School, which had been property of the Sisters of Providence, to principal Paul Adams after the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew financial support.
- The story of the community's rallying spirit to keep the school open gained national attention and press, including a Readers Digest article "A School That Wouldn't Die."
