Eugene O'Connell
| Styles of Eugene O'Connell | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Eugene O'Connell (June 18, 1815 – December 14, 1891) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grass Valley, California.[1]
Early pastoral appointments
O'Connell studied at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth and was ordained to the priesthood on May 21, 1842. O'Connell, who had been a seminary professor in All Hallows College, Dublin, Ireland,[2] was named Vicar Apostolic of Marysville, California and titular bishop of Flaviopolis on September 26, 1860 by Pope Pius IX.
Episcopal appointment
O'Connell was ordained as a bishop on February 3, 1861 by Cardinal Paul Cullen.[3] On February 3, 1868, O'Connell was named the first bishop of the Grass Valley Diocese. While the diocese was erected in Grass Valley, O'Connell chose to live in Marysville.[4] He served as a Council Father to the First Vatican Council convoked by Pope Pius IX. He was instrumental in choosing then Father Patrick Manogue to start a ministry in the Nevada Territory.[5] Along with Manogue, O'Connell encouraged the Daughters of Charity to help in Nevada.[6] He dedicated Saint Mary in the Mountains Catholic Church in 1864.[7]
Final years
O'Connell resigned on March 17, 1884.[8] On that date, he was appointed as titular bishop of Ioppe.[9] He died in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 1891.[10]
The remains of Eugene O'Connell were moved from Los Angeles to Sacramento over a hundred years after his death.[11]
Episcopal succession
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Elías Rodríguez Ortiz |
— TITULAR — Archbishop of Flaviopolis 28 September 1860 - 3 March 1868 |
Succeeded by François Laouënan |
| New creation | Vicar Apostolic of Marysville 28 September 1860 - 3 March 1868 |
Vicariate elevated to diocese |
| New creation | Bishop of Grass Valley 3 March 1868 - 29 February 1884 |
Succeeded by Patrick Manogue |
Notes
- ↑ http://www.cathedralsofcalifornia.com/?p=136
- ↑ The Diocese of Sacramento enjoys a rich history... Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ "Paul Cardinal Cullen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ The Diocese of Sacramento enjoys a rich history... Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ Patrick Manogue Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ↑ God’s Geese: Daughters of Charity from San Francisco to Virginia City Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ↑ Patrick Manogue Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ↑ "Bishop Eugene O'Connell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bishop Eugene O'Connell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ San Francisco Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ↑ http://www.bgmh.org/bee.html