Arthur Joseph O'Neill
Arthur Joseph O'Neill (born December 14, 1917 in East Dubuque , † April 27, 2013 in Rockford ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Rockford .
Life
Arthur O'Neill was ordained a priest on March 27, 1943 .
He was on August 19, 1968 by Pope Paul VI. appointed Bishop of Rockford . The Apostolic Delegate to the United States of America , Archbishop Luigi Raimondi , ordained him episcopal on October 11 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Leo Binz , Archbishop of Saint Paul , and James Joseph Byrne , Archbishop of Dubuque .
On April 19, 1994, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. In 2013, O'Neill died at the age of 95 as one of the oldest Catholic bishops in the world.
Web links
- Entry for Arthur Joseph O'Neill on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 7, 2018.
- The Most Reverend Arthur J. O'Neill, DD, VG Seventh Bishop of Rockford. In: homepage. Rockford Diocese , accessed April 7, 2018 .
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Loras Thomas Lane |
Bishop of Rockford 1968–1994 |
Thomas George Doran |
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SURNAME | O'Neill, Arthur Joseph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Neill, Arthur; O'Neill, Arthur J. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Rockford |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | East Dubuque , Illinois |
DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 2013 |
Place of death | Rockford |