Thomas O'Gorman
American prelate
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In office January 24, 1896 – September 18, 1921 |
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Born | (1843-05-01)May 1, 1843 Boston, Massachusetts |
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Died | September 18, 1921(1921-09-18) (aged 78) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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Thomas O'Gorman (May 1, 1843 – September 18, 1921) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sioux Falls from 1896 until his death in 1921.
Biography
Thomas O'Gorman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to John and Margaret (née O'Keefe) O'Gorman.[1] He and his parents moved to Chicago, Illinois, when he was still a child, and then to Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2] In 1853 he and John Ireland were chosen by Bishop Joseph Crétin to study for the priesthood in France.[3] Upon his return to Minnesota, O'Gorman was ordained a priest on November 5, 1865, in the Cathedral of Saint Paul.[4] He then served as pastor of St. John Church in Rochester until 1878, when he joined the Paulist Fathers in their missionary work in New York and also served as a curate at St. Paul Church.[2]
He returned to Minnesota in 1882 and was then appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Church at Faribault.[1] In 1885 he became the first president of the newly established College of St. Thomas, where he also served as professor of dogmatic theology.[1] He was named professor of church history at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1890.[3] During his tenure at Washington, he wrote A History of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.[2]
On January 24, 1896, O'Gorman was appointed the second Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Pope Leo XIII.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 19 from Cardinal Francesco Satolli, with Bishops John Joseph Keane and Martin Marty, O.S.B., serving as co-consecrators, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.[4] He was later installed at Sioux Falls on May 1, 1896.[3] During his 25-year-long tenure, he increased the number of priests and Catholics in the diocese, and erected numerous churches, schools, and hospitals.[3] He dedicated St. Joseph's Cathedral in 1919, and founded Columbus College in 1921.[3] O'Gorman died from a stroke in Sioux Falls on September 18, 1921, at age 78.[5]
O'Gorman Catholic High School in Sioux Falls is named in his honor.
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- St. Joseph Cathedral
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- St. Anthony's Church, Hoven
- St. Peter's Church, Jefferson
- Holy Rosary Church, Kranzburg
- Holy Family Church, Mitchell
- St. Mary's Church, Salem
- St. Wenceslaus Church, Tabor
- St. Agnes Church, Vermillion
- Former
- St. Ann's Church, Badus
- St. Placidus Church, Gann Valley
- Holy Trinity Church, Kimball
- St. Scholastica Church, Letcher
- St. Agnes Church, Utica
- St. John the Baptist, Yankton County
- St. Mary's Church, Zell
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- Guardian Angels Church, Chaska
- St. Peter's Church, Mendota
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis
- Church of St. Stephen, Minneapolis
- Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague
- Church of St. Mark, Saint Paul
- Church of St. Mary, New Trier
- Church of St. Michael, St. Michael
- Church of the Assumption, St. Paul
- Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul
- Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul
- Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul
- St. Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown
- Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township
- Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township
- Historic
- Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen
- Chapel
- Our Lady of Victory Chapel
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- Higher education
- St. Catherine University
- University of St. Thomas
- Seminaries
- Saint John Vianney College Seminary
- Saint Paul Seminary
- Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct)
- High schools
- Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield
- Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park
- Bethlehem Academy, Faribault
- Chesterton Academy, Edina
- Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights
- Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis
- DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis
- Hill-Murray School, Maplewood
- Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria
- Providence Academy, Plymouth
- Saint Agnes School, St. Paul
- Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights
- Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
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