James McGolrick

Deceased Person

1841 – 1918

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Who was James McGolrick?

James McGolrick was a U.S. bishop. He was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Duluth, between the foundation of the diocese in 1889 until his death in 1918.

McGolrick was born in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland on May 1, 1841. He studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College, Dublin, and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on June 11, 1889. The Diocese of Duluth was founded on October 3, 1889, and on November 15, 1889, McGolrick was appointed its first bishop. He was ordained on December 27, 1889. He died on January 23, 1918.

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Born
1841
County Tipperary
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
1918

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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