Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher

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The Most Reverend

Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher
Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston
1882 to 1892
Orders
OrdinationDecember 25, 1868
by Sylvester Horton Rosecrans
ConsecrationApril 30, 1882
by Edward Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born(1846-02-19)February 19, 1846
Temperanceville, Ohio, US
DiedJanuary 21, 1918(1918-01-21) (aged 71)
Galveston, Texas, US
EducationMount St. Mary's of the West Seminary
SignatureNicolaus Aloysius Gallagher's signature

Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher (February 19, 1846 – January 21, 1918) was an American

Diocese of Galveston
in Texas from 1892 until his death in 1918.

Biography

Early life

One of eleven children, Nicolaus Gallagher was born in Temperanceville, Ohio, to John and Mary Ann (née Brinton) Gallagher. At age 10, he was tutored by a priest in Coshocton, Ohio, in English, grammar, Latin, and Greek for six years.[1] In 1862, Gallagner entered Mount St. Mary's of the West Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he studied philosophy and theology.

Priesthood

Gallagher was

president of St. Aloysius Seminary in Columbus.[1]

In 1876, Gallagher was named pastor of St. Patrick's, then in 1878 also became administrator of the Diocese of Columbus. In 1880, he was named vicar general.[1] In 1881, Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis of the Diocese of Galveston returned to his home in France due to poor health. Gallagher was sent to Galveston to become administrator of that diocese.[3]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Galveston

On January 10, 1882, Gallagher was appointed

African American children in Texas.[1] With the resignation of Dubuis on December 16, 1892, Gallagher automatically became the third bishop of Galveston .[2]

Gallagher introduced into the diocese the

Houston, Texas, in 1914.[1] He also erected parishes for Spanish-speaking Catholics in Austin, Texas, and Houston, and for African-Americans in Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur. After the 1900 Galveston hurricane devastated the city, Gallagher rebuilt all the destroyed Catholic institutions. At the beginning of his tenure, the diocese had 30,000 Catholics and 50 parishes; by the time of his death, there were 70,000 Catholics and 120 parishes.[3]

Death and legacy

Gallagher died at his home in Galveston on January 21, 1918. His funeral Mass was celebrated by Bishop Theophile Meerschaert, and he was buried at St. Mary's Cathedral.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Gallagher, Nicholas Aloysius". The Handbook of Texas Online.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. ^
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Archived from the original
    on 2003-11-10.
  4. ^ "Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Galveston Dies". Austin American-Statesman. Galveston, Texas. 1918-01-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-26 – via Newspapers.com.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Galveston

1892–1918 		Succeeded by
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