William Thomas Russell
William Thomas Russell (born October 20, 1863 in Baltimore , USA , † March 18, 1927 in Charleston , South Carolina ) was Bishop of Charleston .
Life
William Thomas Russell attended St. Charles College , Ellicott City and Loyola College . Russell then studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Pontifical North America College in Rome and at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He received on June 21 in 1889 by the Archbishop of Baltimore , James Gibbons , the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Russell became pastor of St. James Parish in Hyattsville , Maryland . He graduated from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC with a degree in Catholic theology. In 1894 William Thomas Russell became the private secretary of James Cardinal Gibbons. In 1908 Russell became pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Washington, DC In 1911, Pope Pius X bestowed him the honorary title of Pontifical House Prelate.
On December 7, 1916, Pope Benedict XV appointed him . to the Bishop of Charleston. The Archbishop of Baltimore, James Cardinal Gibbons, donated him episcopal ordination on March 19, 1917 ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Wilmington , John J. Monaghan , and the Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Owen Patrick Bernard Corrigan .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Henry Pinckney Northrop |
Bishop of Charleston 1916–1927 |
Emmet Michael Walsh |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Russell, William Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Charleston |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1927 |
| Place of death | Charleston , South Carolina |