Mathias Clement Lenihan
Most Reverend Mathias C. Lenihan, DD | |
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John Joseph Keane | |
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Died | August 19, 1943 Dubuque, Iowa | (aged 88)
Mathias Clement Lenihan, (October 6, 1854 – August 19, 1943) was a 20th-century
Diocese of Great Falls in the state of Montana
from 1904-30.
Biography
Early life and ministry
Born in
Bishop of Great Falls
On August 26, 1904
.Bishop Lenihan served the diocese for 26 years. He was involved in
Sisters of Charity of Providence. The diocese also established several new parishes during his episcopate.[3]
Pope
Titular Archbishop of Preslavus on February 14, 1930. He retired to Dubuque and died there on August 19, 1943.[5]
References
- ^ Delaney, John J, Tobin, James Edward (1961). Dictionary of Catholic Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lenihan, Mathias Clement". www.encyclopediadubuque.org. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ a b "Great Falls". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Archbishop Mathias Clement Lenihan". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-05-12.[self-published source]
- ^ "The Beginning of Catholicism in Montana". www.dioceseofgfb.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2010-05-12.