William Joseph Condon

Great Falls
Great Falls
Appointed	August 5, 1939
Term ended	August 17, 1967
Predecessor	Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Successor	Eldon Bernard Schuster
Orders
Ordination	October 14, 1917
Consecration	October 18, 1939; by Charles Daniel White; Joseph Francis McGrath; Edward Kelly;
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1895; Colton, Washington US
Died	August 17, 1967 (aged 72)
Buried	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Montana, US
Parents	Patrick Condon; Mary Elizabeth Kavanaugh;
Education	Gonzaga University

William Joseph Condon (April 7, 1895 – August 17, 1967) was an American

Diocese of Great Falls

in Montana from 1939 until his death in 1967.

Biography

Early life

William Condon was born on April 7, 1895, in

St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California, in 1917.^[1]

Priesthood

Condon was

ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Spokane on October 14, 1917.^[2] He then served as a curate at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Spokane, Washington

.

Condon served as pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Waterville, Washington, for four years.^[1] From 1923 to 1929, he was rector of Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral.^[1] While serving as pastor of St. Augustine's Parish in Spokane between 1929 and 1939, he was also secretary to Bishop Charles White (1928-1932), and chancellor (1927-1939) and vicar general (1933-1939) of the diocese.^[1]

Bishop of Great Falls

On August 5, 1939, Condon was appointed the third bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls by

consecration on October 18, 1939, from Bishop Charles White, with Bishops Joseph Francis McGrath and Edward Kelly serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He was installed in St. Ann's Cathedral on October 26, 1939.^[2] Condon led the diocese for twenty-seven years, the longest-serving bishop of the diocese. Between 1962 and 1965, he attended the Second Vatican Council

in Rome.

William Condon died on August 16, 1967, at age 72, and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Great Falls.

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 William Joseph Condon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Edwin Vincent O'Hara	Bishop of Great Falls 1939–1967	Succeeded by Eldon Bernard Schuster

[curtis-1] Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.

[hierarchy-2] "Bishop William Joseph Condon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings
Bishops	Ordinaries Mathias Clement Lenihan Edwin Vincent O'Hara William Joseph Condon Eldon Bernard Schuster Thomas Joseph Murphy Anthony Michael Milone Michael William Warfel Coadjutor Jeffrey M. Fleming
Churches	Cathedrals St. Ann's Cathedral, Great Falls St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral, Billings Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Glendive St. Peter's Church, Wibaux
Education	Higher education University of Providence High schools Billings Central Catholic High School, Billings Great Falls Central Catholic High School, Great Falls St. Labre Indian Catholic High School, Ashland
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane
Bishops	Augustine Francis Schinner Charles Daniel White Bernard Joseph Topel Lawrence Welsh William S. Skylstad Blase J. Cupich Thomas Anthony Daly
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Parishes Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Sprague St. Boniface Church, Uniontown
Education	Higher education Gonzaga University High schools Desales Catholic High School, Walla Walla Gonzaga Preparatory School, Spokane Tri-Cities Prep, Pasco
Priests	Robert John Armstrong William Joseph Condon
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