| 词条 | Thomas Anthony Welch |
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Thomas Anthony Welch (November 2, 1884 – September 9, 1959) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Duluth from 1926 until his death in 1959. BiographyThomas Welch was born in Faribault, Minnesota, to Thomas J. and Ellen (née Deasy) Welch.[1] He studied at College of St. Thomas and St. Paul Seminary, both in St. Paul.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1909.[2] Welch served as secretary to Archbishop John Ireland (1909–18) and to his successor, Archbishop Austin Dowling (1919–22).[1] He also served as chancellor (1918-1923) and vicar general of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.[1] He became a domestic prelate in February 1924.[1] On December 17, 1925, Welch was appointed the third Bishop of Duluth by Pope Pius XI.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on February 3, 1926 from Archbishop Dowling, with Bishops James O'Reilly and Joseph Francis Busch serving as co-consecrators.[2] During his 33-year tenure, he remedied the financial crisis in the diocese and also constructed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary.[3] Welch died at age 74. {{s-start}}{{s-rel|ca}}{{succession box | title=Bishop of Duluth | before=John T. McNicholas | after=Francis Joseph Schenk | years=1925–1959}}{{s-end}}References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}} {{Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth}}{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Welch, Thomas Anthony}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Thomas Anthony Welch|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwelch.html}} 3. ^{{cite news|work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth|title=Archbishop expresses gratitude as he says farewell|url=http://www.dioceseduluth.org/index.php?PageID=315}} 7 : 1884 births|1959 deaths|Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|American Roman Catholic bishops|Roman Catholic bishops of Duluth|University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni|20th-century Roman Catholic bishops |
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