Edward Joseph Dunne
Edward Joseph Dunne (April 23, 1848—August 5, 1910) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dallas from 1894 until his death in 1910.
[edit] Biography
Edward Dunne was born in Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, to Richard and Judith (née Cooke) Dunne.[1] At a young age, he and his parents came to the United States, where he was raised in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He studied at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas Andrew Becker on June 29, 1871.[3]
Upon his return to Chicago, Dunne was named a curate under Rev. Patrick William Riordan (later Archbishop of San Francisco) at St. John's Church.[1] He served at St. Mary's Church from 1873 until 1875, when he became pastor of All Saints Church.[2] He there erected a church (1880) and an illustrious parochial school, which even received recognition from the Chicago Public Board of Education.[1] He also served as financial overseer for the Archdiocese of Chicago.[1]
On September 24, 1893, Dunne was appointed the second Bishop of Dallas, Texas, by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 30 from Archbishop Patrick Feehan, with Bishops James Ryan and John Samuel Foley serving as co-consecrators, at All Saints.[3] He was installed in Dallas on January 17, 1894.[2]
During his tenure, Dunne opened several educational institutions, including Holy Trinity College (later named the University of Dallas).[4] He established St. Paul Sanitarium (now St. Paul Medical Center) in Dallas, and St. Anthony's Sanitarium, which was the first hospital in Amarillo.[1] He also erected Sacred Heart Cathedral.[4] During his sixteen years as bishop, the number of churches increased from twenty-eight to ninety, and the Catholic population tripled in size.[1]
Dunne died from a heart attack while visiting a friend in Green Bay, Wisconsin, aged 62.[4] Upon the request of his brother, he was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Chicago.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "DUNNE, EDWARD JOSEPH (1848-1910)". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/fdu22.html.
- ^ a b c "Dallas". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04605b.htm.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Edward Joseph Dunne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdunnee.html.
- ^ a b c "The Second Bishop of Dallas". Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. http://www.cathdal.org/default.asp?contentID=13.
| Preceded by Thomas Francis Brennan |
Bishop of Dallas 1894–1910 |
Succeeded by Joseph Patrick Lynch |
