John Bertram Peterson
John Bertram Peterson (July 15, 1871 – March 15, 1944) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Manchester from 1932 until his death in 1944.
Biography [edit]
John Peterson was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to a Scandinavian sea captain and an Irish mother. He attended a commercial college in Boston and then worked at Pope Manufacturing Company; he also served as a newspaper reporter. After deciding to join the priesthood, he entered the Marist College in Van Buren, Maine. He then studied at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire (1893-1895) and St. John's Seminary in Brighton.
Peterson was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston on September 15, 1899.[1] After two years in study in Paris and Rome, he served as a professor and later rector (1911-1926) at St. John's Seminary.[2]
On October 7, 1927, Peterson was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular Bishop of Hippos by Pope Pius XI.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 10 from Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, with Bishops George Albert Guertin and John Gregory Murray serving as co-consecrators.[1] During his time as an auxiliary, he was also pastor of St. Catherine of Genoa Church in Somerville.
Peterson was named the fourth Bishop of Manchester on May 13, 1932.[1] He was installed at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on the following July 14.[2] He guided the Catholics of New Hampshire through the Great Depression and World War II. He later died at age 72.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Bishop John Bertram Peterson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b "Bishops of the Diocese of Manchester". Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by George Albert Guertin |
Bishop of Manchester 1932–1944 |
Succeeded by Ernest John Primeau |
