Early life Lambert Hoch was born on February 6, 1903, in
Elkton, South Dakota, to George and Philomena (née Kniest) Hoch, the youngest of their nine children. After graduating from Elkton High School, he entered
Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 1920. He earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Creighton in 1924, and then studied
theology at
St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. After his ordination, the diocese assigned Hoch as a professor of
philosophy at
Columbus College in Sioux Falls. In 1929, he was sent to serve as
curate at Immaculate Conception Parish in
Watertown, South Dakota.
Retirement and legacy After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Hoch resigned as bishop on June 13, 1978. ==References==