William Henry O'Connell
William Henry Cardinal O'Connell (born December 8, 1859 in Lowell , Massachusetts , USA , † April 22, 1944 in Brighton , Boston ) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston .
Life
William Henry O'Connell grew up as the youngest of eleven children in Lowell and initially studied philosophy, physics and chemistry at Boston College . He continued his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome continued and received on 8 June 1884, the sacrament of Holy Orders . After the ordination he stayed in Rome for some time and after his return to Massachusetts took on pastoral duties in Medford and in the West End of Boston . In 1895 he returned to Rome as rector of the Pontifical North American College.
On May 14, 1901, Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Portland . He received his episcopal ordination on May 19, 1901 in the Lateran Basilica in Rome by the Prefect of the Study Congregation , Francesco Cardinal Satolli . Co-consecrators were Curia Archbishop Edmund Stonor and the later Cardinal Secretary of State Rafael Merry del Val .
During his tenure in Portland he was also the papal envoy on a diplomatic mission in Japan. The cathedral was told at that time the first changes by frescoes and especially through the large window depicting the Immaculate Conception , the patron saint of the cathedral.
On February 7, 1906 appointed him Pope Pius X to the titular bishop of Constantina and Koadjutorerzbischof the Archdiocese of Boston . With the death of his predecessor John Joseph Williams on August 30, 1907, he took over the leadership of the Archdiocese of Boston as Archbishop. On November 27, 1911, Pius X accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Clemente in the college of cardinals . In 1932, O'Connell was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Web links
- O'Connell, William Henry. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 7, 2016.
- Entry on William Henry O'Connell on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 7, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Most Rev. William H. Cardinal O'Connell, DD Thord Bishop of Portland. In: Homepage. Diocese of Portland , accessed June 29, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Augustine Healy |
Bishop of Portland 1901–1906 |
Louis Sebastian Walsh |
| John Joseph Williams |
Archbishop of Boston 1907–1944 |
Richard Cardinal Cushing |
| Gennaro Portanova |
Cardinal Priest of San Clemente 1911–1944 |
John Joseph Glennon |
| Leo Skrbenský from Hříště |
Cardinal Protopriester 1938-1944 |
Alessio Ascalesi CPPS |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Connell, William Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Connell, William Henry Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lowell , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1944 |
| Place of death | Brighton , Boston |