William Hickley Gross
William Hickley Gross CSsR (born June 12, 1837 in Baltimore , Maryland , † November 14, 1898 , ibid) was an American clergyman and Archbishop of Oregon City .
Life
William Hickley Gross joined the Congregation of the Redemptorists in and put on 4 April 1858, the vows from. On March 21, 1863, he received the sacrament of ordination .
Pope Pius IX appointed him Bishop of Savannah on February 14, 1873 . He received his episcopal ordination from the Archbishop of Baltimore , James Roosevelt Bayley , on April 27 of the same year; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Wilmington , Thomas Andrew Becker , and the Bishop of Richmond , James Gibbons . As a motto , he chose Sentiant Omnes Tuum Juvamen ( Let everyone know your help ) from an old Marian hymn.
Still in his episcopal ordination he laid on November 19, the foundation stone for the new Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help ( Our Lady of Perpetual Help ) on Lafayette Square.
On March 31, 1885, Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to Archbishop of Oregon City .
Web links
- Entry on William Hickley Gross on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography (Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Biography with photo (English) , homepage of the Diocese of Savannah, accessed on May 22, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ignatius Persico OFMCap |
Bishop of Savannah 1873–1885 |
Thomas Andrew Becker |
| Charles-Jean Seghers |
Archbishop of Oregon City 1885–1898 |
Alexander Christie |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gross, William Hickley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and Archbishop of Oregon City |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1898 |
| Place of death | Baltimore |