Denis Mary Bradley
Denis Mary Bradley (born February 25, 1846 in Castleisland , County Kerry , Ireland , † December 13, 1903 ) was an Irish-American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Manchester .
Life
Denis Mary Bradley received the sacrament of ordination for the Diocese of Portland on June 3, 1871 . From 1880 he was pastor of St. Joseph in Manchester .
Pope Leo XIII. appointed him on April 18, 1884 first bishop of the three days earlier established diocese of Manchester . The Archbishop of Boston , John Joseph Williams , donated him episcopal ordination on June 11 of that year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Burlington , Louis De Goesbriand , and the Bishop of Saint Augustine , John Moore .
Web links
Commons : Denis Mary Bradley - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for Denis Mary Bradley on catholic-hierarchy.org
- The Most Reverend Denis M. Bradley, DD (short biography with photo). In: Homepage. Diocese of Manchester , accessed June 19, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Manchester 1884–1903 |
John Bernard Delany |
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| SURNAME | Bradley, Denis Mary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-American clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castleisland , County Kerry , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1903 |