Richard Pius Miles
Richard Pius Miles OP (born May 17, 1791 in Prince George's County , Maryland , USA , † February 21, 1860 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was Bishop of Nashville .
Life
Richard Pius Miles joined the Dominican Order in October 1806 and made perpetual profession on May 13, 1810 . He received on 21 September 1816, the sacrament of Holy Orders . Miles served as a missionary in Ohio and Kentucky .
On July 28, 1837, Pope Gregory XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Nashville. The bishop of Saint Louis , Joseph Rosati CM , donated him episcopal ordination on September 16, 1838 ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Vincennes , Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur SJ , and the Coadjutor Bishop of Bardstown , Guy Ignatius Chabrat PSS .
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Bishop of Nashville 1837–1860 |
James Whelan OP |
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| SURNAME | Miles, Richard Pius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miles, Richard Pius OP |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, Bishop of Nashville |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prince George's County , Maryland , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1860 |
| Place of death | Nashville , Tennessee |