Thomas O'Gorman

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 St. 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.^[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 later died at age 78.

O'Gorman Catholic High School in Sioux Falls is named in his honor.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1912). Who's Who in America. VII. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). History of Dakota Territory. IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sioux Falls". Catholic Encyclopedia.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Thomas O'Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Martin Marty	Bishop of Sioux Falls 1896—1921	Succeeded by Bernard Joseph Mahoney

[marquis-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1912). Who's Who in America. VII. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company.

[kingsbury-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). History of Dakota Territory. IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.

[catholic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sioux Falls". Catholic Encyclopedia.

[hierarchy-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Thomas O'Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

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Bishops	Martin Marty Thomas O'Gorman Bernard Joseph Mahoney William O. Brady Lambert Anthony Hoch Paul Vincent Dudley Robert James Carlson Paul J. Swain Donald DeGrood
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Education	High Schools O'Gorman Catholic High School, Sioux Falls Roncalli High School, Aberdeen St. Mary High School, Dell Rapids Affiliated schools St. Joseph's Indian School (K-8, dormitory for HS)
Priests	Thomas Gullickson Donald Joseph Kettler Michel Mulloy
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