Nancy Nolan

Sister Nancy Nolan, S.P.
Born(1936-05-13)May 13, 1936
Galesburg, Illinois
DiedDecember 20, 2020(2020-12-20) (aged 84)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Nationality United States
TitleGeneral Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
PredecessorSister Anne Doherty, S.P.
SuccessorSister Diane Ris, S.P.

Sister Nancy Nolan, S.P. (May 13, 1936 - December 20, 2020) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1986-1996. During her term, she completed renovation of the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana). Nolan also oversaw the 150th anniversary of the Congregation, founded by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in 1840, and completed the construction of Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

During her term she was actively involved in the process of promoting the Cause for the Canonization of Mother Theodore Guerin, who was canonized a Roman Catholic saint in 2006.

After serving as Superior General, Nolan spent time as president of Guerin College Preparatory High School in Chicago until February 2007. A scholarship program there, Nolan Scholars, was named in her honor.

On December 20, 2020, at the age of 84, Nolan died at the motherhouse in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.

References

  • Logan, Eugenia (1978). History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume II. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Sisters of Providence.
  • "Wireless learning, renovations part of new school year". Catholic New World. Archdiocese of Chicago. September 13, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Sister Anne Doherty, S.P.
General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
1986 - 1996
Succeeded by
Sister Diane Ris, S.P.