Louis Sebastian Walsh

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Louis Sebastian Walsh (born January 22, 1858 in Salem , Massachusetts , United States , † May 12, 1924 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Portland .

Life

Louis Sebastian Walsh first attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and then continued his studies in Montreal, Paris and Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston on December 23, 1882 . He received his first pastoral assignment at St. Joseph's Church in the West End of Boston. In 1884 he became professor of church history and canon law at the new seminary in Brighton. From 1887 he was entrusted with the supervision of the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston, a task that he fulfilled until his appointment as bishop.

Pope Pius X appointed him Bishop of Portland on August 22, 1906 . The Archbishop of Boston, John Joseph Williams , donated him episcopal ordination on October 18 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Providence , Matthew Harkins , and the Bishop of Springfield , Thomas Daniel Beaven .

As a bishop, Walsh sought to improve Catholic education and schooling through the establishment of schools such as the Girls' School at Portland Cathedral and the Catholic Institute for Boys. The cathedral underwent extensive renovation during his tenure. In addition to a Stations of the Cross , lead glass windows and a marble baptismal font, the Episcopal Church was thoroughly renovated for its 50th anniversary in 1919. Walsh returned exhausted from a trip to Rome and France in the spring of 1924 and died a few days later. His tomb is in the cathedral crypt.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Most Rev. Louis S. Walsh, DD Fourth Bishop of Portland. In: Homepage. Diocese of Portland , accessed June 29, 2015 .
predecessor Office successor
William Henry O'Connell Bishop of Portland
1906–1924 		John Gregory Murray
personal data
SURNAME Walsh, Louis Sebastian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walsh, Louis S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American clergyman, Bishop of Portland
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Salem , Massachusetts , USA
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1924