James Albert Duffy

James Albert Duffy
Bishop
Diocese	Diocese of Grand Island
Installed	1913
Term ended	1931
Successor	Stanislaus Vincent Bona
Orders
Ordination	27 May 1899 by James Trober
Consecration	13 April 1913 by James J. Keane
Personal details
Born	(1873-09-13)13 September 1873 St. Paul, Minnesota
Died	12 February 1968(1968-02-12) (aged 94) Hot Springs, Arkansas
Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Island, Nebraska
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	James J. Duffy Johanna Shiely
Alma mater	Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity

Bishop James Albert Duffy (13 September 1873^[1] – 12 February 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island (formerly diocese of Kearney), Nebraska from 1913 to 1931.^[2]

Early life and education

Duffy was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the third child of James J. Duffy and Johanna Shiely. When the death of the parents in 1879 orphaned the eight Duffy children, James Albert went to live at the Boys Orphan Asylum in Minneapolis. From 1887 to 1893 he was a student at the University of St. Thomas and subsequently attended Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity from 1894 to 1899.

Career

He was ordained on 27 May 1899 in St. Paul, Minnesota, by James Trober. Following his ordination, Duffy served as a priest at Immaculate Conception Church in Minneapolis (1899-1902) and at St. Anne's Church in Le Sueur, Minnesota (1902-1904). In 1904, he became rector at the cathedral parish of St. Mary's in Cheyenne, Wyoming, under Bishop James J. Keane.

Duffy was consecrated as the first bishop of the Diocese of Kearney (which became the Diocese of Grand Island in 1917) by Archbishop James J. Keane on 13 April 1913. Duffy oversaw construction of the Cathedral of St. Mary from 1926-1928, and he also established the Nebraska Register. He remained bishop until 1931, after which he became Titular bishop of Silandus.^[3]

Death

He died on 12 February 1968 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Grand Island, Nebraska.^[3] At the time of his death, Bishop Duffy was most the senior Bishop in the United States in both age and years of consecration.^[4]

References

↑ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. New York: The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 49.
↑ "Diocese of Kearney (Nebraska)". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
1 2 "Bishop James Albert Duffy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
↑ "Most Reverend James A. Duffy". Nebraska Register 44 (8). 16 February 1968. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2007.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none (diocese erected)	Bishop of Grand Island (was Diocese of Kearney) 1913–1931	Succeeded by Stanislaus Vincent Bona

Diocese of Grand Island

Bishops	James Albert Duffy Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Joseph Hunkeler John Linus Paschang John Joseph Sullivan Lawrence James McNamara William Joseph Dendinger Joseph G. Hanefeldt

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parishes St. Anselm's Church, Anselmo Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, O'Connor St. Michael's Church, Spalding

Education	High Schools Central Catholic High School, Grand Island Kearney Catholic High School, Kearney St. Patrick High School, North Platte Spalding Academy, Spalding

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary Bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Robert Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Harold Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Saint Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of Saint Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Shakopee Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education	Higher Education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries St. John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity High Schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley

Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron James Keane John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Thomas O'Gorman James O'Reilly Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Thomas Anthony Welch

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