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American prelate
John Joseph Nilan
Bishop of Hartford
In office1910-1934
Orders
OrdinationDecember 21, 1878
ConsecrationApril 28, 1911
by Cardinal William Henry O'Connell
Personal details
Born(1855-08-01)August 1, 1855
Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 13, 1934(1934-04-13) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationSt. Joseph Seminary, Troy, New York
MottoDominus Firmamentum Meum

John Joseph Nilan (August 1, 1855 – April 13, 1934) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford from 1910 until his death in 1934.

Biography

John Nilan was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and received his early education at the elementary and high schools in Newburyport. After graduating from the college of Nicolet at Quebec, Canada, in 1875, he returned to the United States and then studied at St. Joseph Seminary in Troy, New York. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1878. He engaged in pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Boston, first serving at Framingham and afterwards at St. James Church in Boston. He was pastor of St. Joseph Church in Amesbury from 1892 to 1910.

On February 14, 1910, Nilan was appointed the seventh Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, by Pope Pius X. He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 28 from Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, with Bishops Louis Sebastian Walsh and Daniel Francis Feehan serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his episcopal motto: "Dominus Firmamentum Meum" (Latin: "The Lord is My Foundation"). One of his first acts as bishop was the establishment of a home for orphan children.

During his tenure, he concerned himself with fostering many ethnic parishes to serve Connecticut's diverse population.

Nilan later died at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, on April 13, 1934.

References

  1. Pace, Edward A., ed. (1922). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. XVII. New York: The Encyclopedia Press, Inc.
  2. ^ "Named Bishop of Hartford". The New York Times. 1910-02-17.
  3. ^ "Bishop John Joseph Nilan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. "Former Archbishops". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  5. ^ "Bishop Nilan Lauded By Secular Papers", The Catholic Transcript, Vol. XXXVI, Number 46, 19 April 1934
  6. "History of the Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byMichael Tierney Bishop of Hartford
1910–1934
Succeeded byMaurice F. McAuliffe
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
Ordinaries
Bishops
William Tyler
Bernard O'Reilly
Francis Patrick McFarland
Thomas Galberry, O.S.A.
Lawrence S. McMahon
Michael Tierney
John J. Nilan
Maurice F. McAuliffe
Archbishops
Henry J. O'Brien
John Francis Whealon
Daniel Anthony Cronin
Henry J. Mansell
Leonard P. Blair
Coadjutor archbishops
Christopher J. Coyne
Auxiliary bishops
Joseph Francis Donnelly
John Francis Hackett
Paul Loverde
Christie Macaluso
John Gregory Murray
Henry Joseph O'Brien
Peter A. Rosazza
Juan Miguel Betancourt
Churches
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford
Basilica
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury
Parishes
St. Joseph Church, Ansonia
St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Derby
St. Adalbert Church, Enfield
St. Augustine Church, Hartford
Holy Trinity Church, Hartford
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford
St. Stanislaus Church, Meriden
Holy Cross Church, New Britain
Sacred Heart Church, New Britain
St. Mary's Church, New Haven
St. Joseph's Church, New Haven
St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven
St. Mary Church, Newington
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk
Immaculate Conception Church, Southington
St. Joseph Church, Suffield
St. Casimir Church, Terryville
St. Mary Church, Torrington
St. Hedwig Church, Union City
St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, Hartford
SS. Peter and Paul Church, Wallingford
St. Anne Church, Waterbury
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Waterbury
Former parishes
St. Anne/Immaculate Conception Parish, Hartford
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Waterbury
Education
Seminaries
St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield
High schools
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford
Canterbury School, New Milford
East Catholic High School, Manchester
Holy Cross High School, Waterbury
Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford
Notre Dame High School, West Haven
Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden
Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury
St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol
Priests
Peter Leo Gerety
Francis Patrick Keough
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