Joseph N. Dinand
Most Reverend Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. | |
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Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Died | July 29, 1943 (aged 73) Weston, Massachusetts |
Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. (December 3, 1869 – July 29, 1943) was an
Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica
from 1927 to 1929.
Biography
Joseph Nicholas Dinand was born in
James Gibbons of Baltimore on June 25, 1903.[1] He professed final vows on August 15, 1906. His ministry as a Jesuit centered on education. He was a member of the faculty of St. George's College in Kingston, Jamaica, and he served two terms as president at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.[2]
On July 12, 1927
Titular Bishop of Selinus and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica. He was consecrated by Bishop Thomas M. O'Leary of Springfield in Massachusetts on October 30, 1927. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Joseph J. Rice of Burlington and John G. Murray of Portland.[3] Dinand continued to serve as the Vicar Apostolic until his resignation was accepted by Pope Pius XI on October 4, 1929 for health reasons.[1] He died in Weston, Massachusetts at the age of 73 on July 29, 1943.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Boston's Missionary Bishops". Jesuits New England Province. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ a b "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Nicholas Dinand, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-10.