William Mark Duke
Rt. Rev. William Mark Duke | |
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| Archbishop of Vancouver | |
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William Mark Duke (October 7, 1879 – August 31, 1971) was a
Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Vancouver
from 1931 to 1964.
Biography
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on October 7, 1879.
Ordination
William Duke was
priesthood
at age 23 on June 29, 1903.
Consecration
He was appointed
episcopal consecration on the following October 18 from Archbishop Timothy Casey. Duke later succeeded the late Archbishop Casey as full Archbishop of Vancouver
on October 5, 1931.
Legacy
- He founded St. Mark's College, a Catholic Theological College in affiliation with the University of British Columbia.[1]
- He helped found Notre Dame Regional Secondary School, a Catholic high school for Vancouver (eastside) & Burnaby.
- He helped found St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School, a Catholic high school for North Vancouver.
- Helped found St. Vincent's Hospital, Vancouver which was administered by the Sisters of Charity. The hospital provided Catholic health care on August 12, 1939. The Hospital was closed on March 1, 2003.
- He founded The B.C. Catholic newspaper, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
- Mount Duke was named after him in 1966.[2]
Service to God
- Priest for 68 years
- Bishop for 43 years
Notes
He attended the
beauty contests, "It lowers the dignity and esteem due to women to parade them and measure them ... like cattle."[4] However, Duke was dedicated to vocations, establishing parishes and parochial schools
.
On October 30, 1953, he received the degree of Doctor of Laws, (honoris causa) from the University of British Columbia.[5]
On October 1, 1968, he received the Freedom of the City Award from the Vancouver City Council.[6]
He retired as Vancouver's archbishop on March 11, 1964, after thirty-two years of service. Upon his retirement, Duke was appointed Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria.[7][8] He died seven years later, on August 31, 1971, at the age of 91.
| Styles of William Duke | |
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Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
References
- ^ BILL. Act to incorporate St. Mark's College - Retrieved April 24th 2009
- ^ "Mount Duke". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Archdiocese of Vancouver. Former Bishops
- ^ a b TIME Magazine. Icebergs & Cattle September 6, 1948
- ^ UBC Archives. Honorary Degree Citations - Retrieved April 24th 2009
- ^ Vancouver City Council. Freedom of the City Recipients - Retrieved April 24th 2009
- ^ "Seleucia in Isauria (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
- ^ "Titular Metropolitan See of Seleucia in Isauria" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
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