Edward John O'Dea

Styles of
**Edward John O'Dea**
Styles of; Edward John O'Dea
	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Seattle, Washington, US
Seattle, Washington, US
Buried	Holyrood Catholic Cemetery; Shoreline, Washington, US
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Edward John O'Dea (November 23, 1856 – December 25, 1932) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Nesqually in Washington State from 1896 until 1907. When the Vatican renamed the diocese as the Diocese of Seattle in 1907, O'Dea served as its bishop until his death in 1932.

O'Dea was responsible for the construction of

St. James Cathedral

in Seattle, Washington.

Biography

Early life

Edward O'Dea was born in the

California Gold Rush in 1849.^[1] The family settled in Portland, Oregon, in 1866.^[1]

Edward O'Dea younger attended

Grand Seminary of Montréal in Montreal, Quebec.^{[citation needed}

]

Priesthood

O'Dea was

ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Édouard-Charles Fabre on December 23, 1882.^[2] Following his return to Portland, he served as a curate at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish. He served as private secretary to Archbishop William Gross until 1892, when he became pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Portland.^[1]

Bishop of Nesqually

On June 13, 1896, O'Dea was appointed the third Bishop of Nesqually by Pope Leo XIII.^[2]

He received his

consecration on September 8, 1896, from Archbishop Gross, with Bishops Jean-Nicolas Lemmens and Alphonse Glorieux serving as co-consecrators, at St. James Cathedral (now a proto-cathedral) in Vancouver.^[2]

When he took office, O'Dea was confronted with financial difficulties, including a $25,000 debt for the construction of the cathedral in Vancouver.[3]

Bishop of Seattle

The Vatican renamed the diocese as the Diocese of Seattle on September 11, 1907, and moved the seat of the diocese from Vancouver to Seattle's

St. Edward Seminary in Kenmore, Washington, in 1930.^[4]

Death and legacy

O'Dea died on December 25, 1932, at age 76, two days after celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination. His final words were "God bless you all."[5]

O'Dea High School in Seattle was named after O'Dea.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIV. New York: James T. White & Company. 1910.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Edward John O'Dea". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ ^a ^b "Seattle". Catholic Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Edward John O'Dea". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
^ "Death Calls Bishop O'Dea". Seattle Daily Times. Vol. LV, no. 361. December 26, 1932.

External links

Edward John O'Dea at Find a Grave

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Egidius Junger	Bishop of Seattle 1896–1932	Succeeded by Gerald Shaughnessy

[american-1] The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIV. New York: James T. White & Company. 1910.

[hierarchy-2] "Bishop Edward John O'Dea". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

[catholic-3] "Seattle". Catholic Encyclopedia.

[seattle-4] "Bishop Edward John O'Dea". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.

[5] "Death Calls Bishop O'Dea". Seattle Daily Times. Vol. LV, no. 361. December 26, 1932.

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