Cletus F. O'Donnell

The Most Reverend Cletus F. O'Donnell
Bishop of Madison
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	February 18, 1967
Term ended	April 28, 1992
Predecessor	William Patrick O'Connor
Successor	William Henry Bullock
Orders
Ordination	May 3, 1941 by Samuel Stritch
Consecration	December 21, 1960 by Albert Gregory Meyer
Personal details
Born	August 22, 1917 Waukon, Iowa
Died	August 31, 1992(1992-08-31) (aged 75) Madison, Wisconsin
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (1960–1967)

Ordination history of
Cletus F. O'Donnell

History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Albert Gregory Meyer (Chicago)
Date	December 21, 1960

Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Cletus F. O'Donnell as principal consecrator
Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm.	August 5, 1965
George Otto Wirz	March 9, 1978

Cletus Francis O'Donnell (August 22, 1917 – August 31, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the second Bishop of the Diocese of Madison, in Madison, Wisconsin.^[1]

Biography[]

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O'Donnell was born in Waukon, Iowa, where his father worked at a bank.^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on May 3, 1941, for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

On October 26, 1960, Pope John XXIII appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Chicago Archdiocese, and on December 21, 1960, he was consecrated a bishop.

On February 18, 1967, Pope Paul VI appointed O'Donnell bishop of the Madison Diocese.^[2]^[3] On April 28, 1992, he retired.^[3]^[4] He died of a heart attack in Madison.^[3]^[5]^[6]

Notes[]

^ "A Brief History of the Diocese". Cathedral Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
^ ^a ^b "Cletus O'Donnell Named Bishop of Madison Diocese". Chicago Tribune. February 23, 1967. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop O'Donnell Has Heart Attack". Wisconsin State Journal. August 31, 1992. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "O'Donnell Ends 25 Years as Bishop". Wisconsin State Journal. April 29, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Retired Madison Catholic Bishop Dies". Stevens Point Journal. September 1, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cletus Francis O'Donnell †". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William Patrick O'Connor	Bishop of Madison 1967–1992	Succeeded by William Henry Bullock
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago 1960–1967	Succeeded by –

v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
Bishops	Ordinaries William Patrick O'Connor Cletus F. O'Donnell William Henry Bullock Robert C. Morlino Donald J. Hying Auxiliaries Jerome J. Hastrich George Otto Wirz
Churches	Cathedral St. Raphael's Cathedral Parishes St. Peter's Church, Ashton Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Beloit St. Patrick's Church, Benton St. Patrick's Church, Madison St. Bernard's Church, Watertown Historic Our Lady of Loretto Church, Honey Creek St. Augustine Church, New Diggings St. Joseph's Church, Shields St. Wenceslaus Church, Waterloo
Education	Higher Education Edgewood College High Schools Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Madison St. Ambrose Academy, Madison
Priests	Paul J. Swain
Cemeteries	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

v t Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Bishops	William Quarter James Oliver Van de Velde Anthony O'Regan James Duggan
Coadjutor bishop	Thomas Patrick Roger Foley
Archbishops	Patrick Feehan James Edward Quigley George Mundelein Samuel Stritch Albert Gregory Meyer John Cody Joseph Bernardin Francis George Blase J. Cupich
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v t Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Cathedral	Holy Name Cathedral
Basilicas	Basilica of Saint Hyacinth Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica Queen of All Saints Basilica
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago Holy Cross Church Holy Family Church Holy Innocents Church Holy Trinity Church Church of the Immaculate Conception Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Nativity of Our Lord Church Notre Dame de Chicago Old St. Patrick's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Barbara Church St. Clement Church St. Edward's Church St. Hedwig's Church St. Ita's Church St. John Cantius Church St. Josaphat Church St. Joseph Church St. Jerome Croatian Church St. Ladislaus Church St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church St. Mary of the Angels Church St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore St. Stanislaus Kostka Church St. Thomas the Apostle Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Church of St. Vitus St. Wenceslaus Church Cook County Holy Family Church, North Chicago St. Anne Church, Barrington St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont St. James Church, Lemont St. Martha Church, Morton Grove St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles St. Joseph Church, Wilmette
Chapels	Madonna Della Strada Chapel

v t Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Higher education	DePaul University Dominican University Loyola University Chicago Saint Xavier University Stritch School of Medicine
Seminaries	Catholic Theological Union Saint Joseph College Seminary University of Saint Mary of the Lake
High schools	Chicago Brother Rice High School Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Hales Franciscan High School Holy Trinity High School Josephinum Academy Leo Catholic High School Marist High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Mount Carmel High School Notre Dame High School for Girls Our Lady of Tepeyac High School Resurrection High School St. Benedict High School St. Francis de Sales High School St. Ignatius College Preparatory School St. Patrick High School St. Rita of Cascia High School Cook County St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights St. Laurence High School, Burbank Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont Notre Dame College Prep, Niles Fenwick High School, Oak Park Trinity High School, River Forest Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove Seton Academy, South Holland St. Joseph High School, Westchester Loyola Academy, Wilmette Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette Lake County Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest Carmel High School, Mundelein Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Waukegan
Former	Higher education Barat College Lexington College St. Viator College High schools Academy of Our Lady, Chicago Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago Immaculata High School, Chicago Maria High School, Chicago Queen of Peace High School, Burbank St. Gregory the Great High School, Chicago St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago Saint Louise de Marillac High School, Northfield Grade school Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago

v t Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Auxiliary bishops	Alfred Leo Abramowicz Mark Andrew Bartosic Kevin M. Birmingham Robert Gerald Casey Edwin Michael Conway William Edward Cousins Michael Dempsey Gustavo García-Siller John R. Gorman Raymond E. Goedert Thomas Joseph Grady Wilton Daniel Gregory Jeffrey S. Grob Nevin William Hayes Ronald Aldon Hicks Raymond Peter Hillinger Edward Francis Hoban Thad J. Jakubowski Francis J. Kane Gerald Frederick Kicanas Jerome E. Listecki Robert J. Lombardo Timothy Joseph Lyne John R. Manz Alexander Joseph McGavick William Edward McManus William David O'Brien John L. May George V. Murry Cletus F. O'Donnell Thomas Paprocki Joseph N. Perry George J. Rassas Plácido Rodriguez Alberto Rojas Bernard James Sheil John George Vlazny Andrew Peter Wypych
Priests who became bishop elsewhere	Peter Joseph Baltes Robert Emmet Barron Romeo Roy Blanchette Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Braxton Maurice Francis Burke Edmund Michael Dunne Edward Joseph Dunne Edward Egan James Aloysius Griffin William Richard Griffin John Richard Keating James Patrick Keleher Moses E. Kiley Francis Joseph Magner Paul Marcinkus John McMullen Martin Dewey McNamara Peter Muldoon William Aloysius O'Connor Thomas Joseph Murphy Ernest John Primeau Paul Peter Rhode Patrick William Riordan Edward James Slattery Raymond James Vonesh Aloysius John Wycisło
Priests	John George Alleman Thaddeus J. Butler Donald Martin Carroll George Clements Daniel Coughlin John Joseph Egan Andrew Greeley George G. Higgins Reynold Henry Hillenbrand Michael Pfleger Jeremiah J. Rodell Louis Tylka

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