Joseph A. Burke

Joseph A. Burke
Bishop of Buffalo
In office	1952-1962
Orders
Ordination	August 3, 1912 by Bishop Charles H. Colton
Consecration	June 29, 1944 by Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born	(1886-08-27)August 27, 1886 Buffalo, New York
Died	October 17, 1962(1962-10-17) (aged 76) Rome
Buried	Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Joseph S. and Amelia (née Howard) Burke
Education	Canisius High School
Alma mater	Canisius College
Motto	Let Your Will Be Done

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Joseph Aloysius Burke (August 27, 1886 – October 16, 1962) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York from 1952 until his death in 1962.

Biography

Joseph Burke was born in Buffalo, New York, to Joseph S. and Amelia (née Howard) Burke.^[1] The son of a boilermaker, he wanted to enter the priesthood since the age of six.^[2] He attended Canisius High School and Canisius College, both in his native city.^[3] He made his theological studies at the University of Innsbruck in Austria.^[3]

Returning to Buffalo, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Charles H. Colton on August 3, 1912.^[4] During World War I, he served as an Army chaplain with the 91st Division on the Belgian front.^[1] He served as a curate and pastor in the Diocese of Buffalo, and as a teacher at Mount Carmel Guild and at D'Youville College.^[3]

On April 20, 1943, Burke was appointed titular bishop of Vita and the first auxiliary bishop of Buffalo by Pope Pius XII.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Archbishop Thomas Walsh and Bishop Edmund Gibbons serving as co-consecrators.^[4] He selected as his episcopal motto, "Let Your Will Be Done".^[5] Following the death of Bishop John A. Duffy in September 1944, he served as apostolic administrator of the diocese until the appointment of Bishop John Francis O'Hara in March 1945.^[1]

When O'Hara was later promoted to Archbishop of Philadelphia, Burke was named to succeed him as the ninth Bishop of Buffalo on February 9, 1952.^[4] He was the first native son of the diocese to become its bishop.^[5] His installation took place on the following April 30.^[2] During his 10-year-long administration, he gave his support to various groups, including the Holy Name Society, missions, the Pre-Cana program, Puerto Rican migrants, and displaced persons.^[5] He also continued the expansion and construction of educational institutions, including St. John Vianney Seminary (later renamed Christ the King Seminary) in East Aurora.^[5] He was made an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne in 1956, and a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1960.^[1]

At age 76, Burke died in Rome during the first week of the Second Vatican Council.^[5] His death was the first among the bishops attending the Council.^[1] He is buried in the chapel of Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora.^[5]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "BISHOP J.A. BURKE OF BUFFALO DEAD; Head of Diocese Since 1952 Is Strick in Rome". The New York Times. 1962-10-17.
1 2 "BURKE BISHOP OF BUFFALO; Ninth to Head Roman Catholic Diocese Is Enthroned". The New York Times. 1952-05-01.
1 2 3 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Joseph Aloysius Burke". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Most Rev. Joseph A. Burke". Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John F. O'Hara	Bishop of Buffalo 1952 – 1962	Succeeded by James A. McNulty
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo 1943 – 1952	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries	Bishops John Timon Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan James Edward Quigley Charles Henry Colton Dennis Joseph Dougherty William Turner John Aloysius Duffy John Francis O'Hara Joseph Aloysius Burke James Aloysius McNulty Edward Dennis Head Henry Joseph Mansell Edward Urban Kmiec Richard Joseph Malone Auxiliary bishops Joseph Aloysius Burke Leo Richard Smith Pius Anthony Benincasa Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Bernard Joseph McLaughlin Donald Walter Trautman Edward M. Grosz

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishs Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education	Colleges and universities Canisius College, Buffalo D'Youville College, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

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