Thomas Sebastian Byrne
Thomas Sebastian Byrne (July 28, 1841 – September 4, 1923) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the fifth Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee.
Biography[]
Byrne was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and prepared for the priesthood at St. Thomas Seminary in Bardstown, Kentucky; Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Cincinnati; and the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[1] He was ordained a priest on May 22, 1869, and on his return to the United States he became a member of the faculty of Mount St. Mary's in Cincinnati, of which institution he later became rector.[1]
Appointed the fifth Bishop of Nashville on May 10, 1894, Byrne was consecrated by Archbishop William Henry Elder on the following July 25.[1] He relieved the diocese of its debts, increased the number of priests and parishes, and began a building program.[2] The new Cathedral with its school and rectory were also constructed.[2] Many new charitable and educational institutions founded as well.[2]
He died at age 82.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Washington, D.C.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Former Bishops of the Diocese of Nashville". Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.
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