Raymond Joseph Gallagher
Raymond Joseph Gallagher | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana | |
| See | Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana |
| In office | 1965—1982 |
| Predecessor | John Carberry |
| Successor | George Avis Fulcher |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 25, 1939 by Joseph Schrembs |
| Consecration | August 11, 1966 by Egidio Vagnozzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1912 Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Died | March 7, 1991 (aged 78) Muncie, Indiana, US |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Hugh and Ella (née Reedy) Gallagher |
| Education | St. Mary's Seminary and University John Carroll University Loyola University Chicago |
Raymond Joseph Gallagher (November 19, 1912 – March 7, 1991) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana from 1965 to 1982.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Raymond Gallagher was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Hugh and Ella (née Reedy) Gallagher.[1] He was educated at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School (1918–1926) and Cathedral Latin High School (1926–1930).[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, in 1934, and attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1934 to 1939.[1]
Priesthood[edit]
Gallagher was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Joseph Schrembs for the Diocese of Cleveland on March 25, 1939.[2] After his ordination, Gallagher served as a curate at St. Colman Parish in Cleveland (1939–1944). In 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps, serving there until 1946. [3] In 1948, Gallagher earned a Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University Chicago and became assistant director of diocesan Catholic Charities.[1]
Pope Pius XII named Gallagher a papal chamberlain in 1955.[1] Between 1958 and 1959, he was a member of the President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Commission on Child Welfare, becoming chair of the White House Conference on Children and Youth in 1960.[3] He served as general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Charities from 1961 to 1965.[3]
Bishop of Lafayette[edit]
On June 21, 1965, Gallagher was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana by Pope Paul VI.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on August 11, 1965, from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, with Bishops Leo Byrne and Clarence Issenmann serving as co-consecrators.[2]
On October 26, 1982, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation as bishop of Lafayette.[2] Raymond Gallagher died in Muncie, Indiana, on March 7, 1991, at age 78.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Raymond Joseph Gallagher". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c "Raymond J. Gallagher, Catholic Bishop, 78". The New York Times. 1991-03-09.
External links[edit]
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana Official website
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