James Hugh Ryan

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James Hugh Ryan (December 15, 1886 – November 23, 1947) was an American

Catholic University of America (1928–1935) and as bishop and later archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha
(1935–1947).

Biography

Early life

James Ryan was born on December 15, 1886, in

Urban College of Propaganda and a Ph.D. from the Roman Academy (1908).[1]

Priesthood

Ryan was

ordained to the priesthood in Rome on June 5, 1909.[2] Following his return to Indiana, he was appointed chaplain of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana and professor of psychology at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1911 to 1921.[1]

Ryan then began his career at the

Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he served as instructor in philosophy (1922–26) and associate professor of philosophy (1926–28). In July 1928 he was named the fifth rector of the university.[1] During his administration, he reorganized and rebuilt the university, also instituting nursing courses and a School of Social Work and expanding the graduate school to admit 800 students.[3]

Ryan became a well-known and powerful figure in Washington.

Pierce Butler, Postmaster General James Farley, Secretary Henry A. Wallace, and Canon Anson Phelps Stokes.[3] Ryan served as the first executive secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Council (1920–28), and was raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1927 and of protonotary apostolic in 1929.[1]

Titular Bishop of Modra

On August 15, 1933, Ryan was appointed

consecration on October 25, 1933, from Bishop Joseph Chartrand, with Bishops Thomas Edmund Molloy and Joseph Ritter serving as co-consecrators, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.[2]

Bishop and Archbishop of Omaha

Following the appointment of Bishop

American Catholic Church and the U.S. Department of State.[5] Following his return, he declared, "The foundation has been laid for a 'Catholic front' to protect democracy in this hemisphere."[6]

When the Diocese of Omaha was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese, Ryan became its first Archbishop on August 4, 1945.[2][7] He died two years later from a heart attack at age 60.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Curtis, Georgina Pell (1947). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. VII. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Archbishop James Hugh Ryan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
  3. ^ a b c "Send-off". TIME Magazine. 1935-11-11. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ryan of Modra". TIME Magazine. 1933-11-06. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Religion and Democracy". TIME Magazine. 1939-01-16. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.
  6. ^ "Amateur Diplomats". TIME Magazine. 1939-02-13. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008.
  7. ^ "Msgr. Ryan Named Omaha Archbishop". The New York Times. August 10, 1945. p. 32.
  8. ^ "Archbishop Ryan of Omaha, 60, Dies". The New York Times. 1947-11-24.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Rector of CUA

1928–1935 		Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Joseph Francis Rummel
 Archbishop of Omaha
1935–1947 		Succeeded by
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