Thomas Anthony Welch
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Thomas Anthony Welch (November 2, 1884 – September 9, 1959) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Duluth
from 1926 until his death in 1959.
Biography
Early life
Thomas Welch was born on November 2, 1884, in
ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on June 11, 1909.[2]
Welch served as secretary to Archbishop
John Ireland (1909–1918) and to his successor, Archbishop Austin Dowling (1919–1922).[1] He also served as chancellor (1918–1923) and vicar general of the archdiocese.[1] He became a domestic prelate in February 1924.[1]
Bishop of Duluth
On December 17, 1925, Welch was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Duluth by
consecration on February 3, 1926, from Archbishop Dowling, with Bishops James O'Reilly and Joseph Busch serving as co-consecrators.[2] During his 33-year tenure, Welch remedied the financial crisis in the diocese and also constructed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary.[3]
Thomas Welch on September 8, 1959, at age 74.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Thomas Anthony Welch". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Archbishop expresses gratitude as he says farewell". Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth.
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