Monsignor Charles E. Lang, 85, died April 5 in Orange County, California.

Born in Chicago, he attended St. Mel High School and Loyola University Chicago, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in chemistry and math. He earned a doctorate in physical chemistry from Iowa State University before entering Mount St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1961. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dubuque in 1965 and became an assistant professor in the chemistry department at Loras College in 1965.

In 1971, he earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago and added psychology to his teaching duties. He was named Loras’ dean of students in 1972, vice president for student affairs in 1977 and vice president for college advancement in 1985. 

In 1986, Monsignor Lang was appointed president of Mount St. Clare College in Clinton, Iowa, a post he held until 1991.

At the time of his death, Monsignor Lang served Loras College as a development officer and did pastoral work at many churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago, including St. Celestine, Elmwood Park; St. Constance; St. Cyprian, River Grove; St. Robert Bellarmine; and Our Lady Mother of the Church.