Charles Joseph O'Reilly
Charles Joseph O'Reilly (January 4, 1860—February 4, 1923) was a Canadian-born Roman Catholic clergyman.
He was born in St. John, New Brunswick, and received his education at St. Joseph's College, Memramcook, and the Grand Seminary, Montreal.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood at Portland, Oregon, on June 29, 1890.[2] He was then named to the mission of Oswego and Tegardville, and was made rector of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Portland, in February 1894.[3]
On June 25, 1903, O'Reilly was appointed the first Bishop of the newly-erected Diocese of Baker City by Pope Leo XIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 25 from Archbishop Alexander Christie, with Bishops Alphonse Joseph Glorieux and Edward John O'Dea serving as co-consecrators.[2] He was named the third Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, on March 20, 1918.[2]
O'Reilly died at age 63.
[edit] References
- ^ McDonnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Charles Joseph O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/boreillyc.html.
- ^ "Diocese of Baker City". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02213b.htm.
| Preceded by none |
Bishop of Baker City 1903–1918 |
Succeeded by Joseph Francis McGrath |
| Preceded by John Henry Tihen |
Bishop of Lincoln 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by Francis Beckman |
