Daniel Mary Gorman
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Daniel Mary Gorman (April 12, 1861 – June 9, 1927) was an American prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Boise
in Idaho from 1918 until his death in 1927.
Biography
Early life
Daniel Gorman was born in
Priesthood
Gorman was
president of St. Joseph's.[1] During his tenure, the college saw its greatest expansion of grounds and building, the high school department was extended, and the four-year course was initiated in 1915. Gorman was elevated to protonotary apostolic on April 19, 1917.[3]
Bishop of Boise
On February 6, 1918, Gorman was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese of Boise by
consecration on May 1, 1918, from Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano, with Bishops Mathias Lenihan and Joseph Glass, C.M., serving as co-consecrators.[2] During his nine years as bishop, he added 32 diocesan priests, completed St. John's Cathedral to its present size in 1921, and doubled the enrollment in parish schools.[4]
Daniel Gorman died in Lewiston, Idaho, on June 9, 1927, at age 66.
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop Daniel M. Gorman". The New York Times. 1927-06-10.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Daniel Mary Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ "Previous Bishops of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20.
- ^ "History of the Diocese of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24.
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