| Type: | archbishop |
| Lawrence Leo Graner | |
| Honorific Suffix: | C.S.C. |
| Archbishop of Dacca | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka |
| Term Start: | July 15, 1950 |
| Term End: | November 23, 1967 |
| Successor: | Theotonius Amal Ganguly |
| Other Post: | Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh.(1947-1950) Titular Archbishop of Vazari-Didda(1967-1971) |
| Ordination: | June 24, 1928 |
| Consecration: | April 23, 1947 |
| Consecrated By: | John Francis O’Hara |
| Rank: | Bishop |
| Birth Name: | Lawrence Leo Graner |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Death Place: | Notre Dame, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Residence: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Parents: | William Bernard Groner(Father), Martha Emily Coxson(Mother) |
| Lawrence Leo Graner | |
| Offstyle: | The Most Reverend |
| Relstyle: | Bishop |
| See: | Dacca |
Lawrence Leo Graner, CSC (April 3, 1901 - April 21, 1982) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka from July 15, 1950, to November 23, 1967. Archbishop Graner was a religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross.[1]
Graner was born on April 3, 1901, in Franklin, Venango County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He was the second son of William Bernard Groner and his wife Martha Emily Coxson.[2]
In 1947, Graner was consecrated a bishop and appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Dhaka. Three years later It was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Pius XII and he became its archbishop. In November 1967, he resigned from the post and then he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Vazari-Didda.[3]
He died on April 21, 1982, at Notre Dame in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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