Thomas O'Gorman

American prelate

Thomas O'Gorman


Bishop of Sioux Falls
In office January 24, 1896 – September 18, 1921

Personal details
Born	(1843-05-01)May 1, 1843 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	September 18, 1921(1921-09-18) (aged 78) Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Thomas O'Gorman (May 1, 1843 – September 18, 1921) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sioux Falls from 1896 until his death in 1921.

Biography

Thomas O'Gorman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to John and Margaret (née O'Keefe) O'Gorman.^[1] He and his parents moved to Chicago, Illinois, when he was still a child, and then to Saint Paul, Minnesota.^[2] In 1853 he and John Ireland were chosen by Bishop Joseph Crétin to study for the priesthood in France.^[3] Upon his return to Minnesota, O'Gorman was ordained a priest on November 5, 1865.^[4] He then served as pastor of St. John Church in Rochester until 1878, when he joined the Paulist Fathers in their missionary work in New York and also served as a curate at St. Paul Church.^[2]

He returned to Minnesota in 1882 and was then appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Church at Faribault.^[1] In 1885 he became the first president of the newly established College of St. Thomas, where he also served as professor of dogmatic theology.^[1] He was named professor of church history at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1890.^[3] During his tenure at Washington, he wrote A History of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.^[2]

On January 24, 1896, O'Gorman was appointed the second Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Pope Leo XIII.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 19 from Cardinal Francesco Satolli, with Bishops John Joseph Keane and Martin Marty, O.S.B., serving as co-consecrators, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.^[4] He was later installed at Sioux Falls on May 1, 1896.^[3] During his 25-year-long tenure, he increased the number of priests and Catholics in the diocese, and erected numerous churches, schools, and hospitals.^[3] He dedicated St. Joseph's Cathedral in 1919, and founded Columbus College in 1921.^[3] O'Gorman died from a stroke in Sioux Falls on September 18, 1921, at age 78.^[5]

O'Gorman Catholic High School in Sioux Falls is named in his honor.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1912). Who's Who in America. Vol. VII. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). History of Dakota Territory. Vol. IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sioux Falls". Catholic Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Thomas O'Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ "Catholic Bishop at Sioux Falls is Dead at 78". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 19, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Martin Marty	Bishop of Sioux Falls 1896–1921	Succeeded by Bernard Joseph Mahoney

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls

Bishops

Martin Marty

Thomas O'Gorman

Bernard Joseph Mahoney

Churches

Cathedral: St. Joseph Cathedral

Parishes: St. Anthony's Church, Hoven; St. Peter's Church, Jefferson; Holy Rosary Church, Kranzburg; Holy Family Church, Mitchell; St. Mary's Church, Salem; St. Wenceslaus Church, Tabor; St. Agnes Church, Vermillion

Former: St. Ann's Church, Badus; St. Placidus Church, Gann Valley; Holy Trinity Church, Kimball; St. Scholastica Church, Letcher; St. Agnes Church, Utica; St. John the Baptist, Yankton County; St. Mary's Church, Zell

Education

High schools: O'Gorman Catholic High School, Sioux Falls; Roncalli High School, Aberdeen; St. Mary High School, Dell Rapids

Affiliated schools: St. Joseph's Indian School (K-8, dormitory for HS)

Priests

Thomas Gullickson

Donald Joseph Kettler

Michel Mulloy

Other

Old St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish House

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