Denis Mary Bradley
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Denis Mary Bradley (b. 25 February 1846, at Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland; d. at Manchester, New Hampshire, 13 December 1903) was an American Catholic priest, who became the first Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
[edit] Life
Shortly after his father's death his mother, with a family of five, emigrated from Ireland to the United States and settled at Manchester, New Hampshire. He was then eight years old. After attending the local schools, he was sent to Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1863, and closed his academic career there in June, 1867. He was then enrolled as an ecclesiastical student at St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, New York, where he was ordained priest 3 June, 1871.
Shortly after this he was located at Portland, Maine, under Bishop Bacon, and subsequently under Bishop Healy, by whom he was appointed rector of the cathedral and chancellor of the diocese. In June, 1881, he was made pastor of St. Joseph's, Manchester, which became his cathedral when he was consecrated first Bishop of the new See of Manchester, 11 June 1884. He was the first alumnus of St. Joseph's Seminary of Troy, New York, to be raised to the episcopacy.
In the rural parts of New Hampshire there were many scattered Catholics, and his first efforts were directed towards providing for them. He held the first synod of the diocese 24 October 1886.
[edit] References
- Catholic News files (New York, December, 1903);
- Catholic Directory (Milwaukee, 1904);
- Reuss, Biog. Encyl. Of the Cath. Hierarchy (Milwaukee, 1898);
- Gabriels, History of St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy (New York, 1906)
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This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
