Denis O'Donaghue

Denis O'Donaghue (November 30, 1848 – November 7, 1925) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Louisville from 1910 to 1924.

Biography

O'Donaghue was born in Daviess County, Indiana to Irish immigrants James and Mary (Toomey) O'Donaghue, and received his education at St. Meinrad's College in Indiana and at St. Thomas Seminary in Bardstown, Kentucky.^[1] After completing his theological studies at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Ontario, Canada, he was ordained to the priesthood on September 6, 1874.^[2] He served as chancellor of the Diocese of Indianapolis from 1878 to 1899, and was named its vicar general on March 19, 1899.^[3]

On February 10, 1900, O'Donaghue was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis and Titular Bishop of Pomaria by Pope Leo XIII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 25 from Archbishop William Henry Elder, with Bishops John Samuel Foley and Thomas Sebastian Byrne serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He was later named Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, on February 7, 1910, and enthroned at the Cathedral of the Assumption on the following March 29.^[1]

After fourteen years as Bishop, O'Donaghue retired on July 26, 1924; he was named Titular Bishop of Lesvi on the same date.^[2] He later died at age 76.

References

Episcopal succession

Archdiocese of Louisville
Ordinaries	Bishops Benedict Joseph Flaget John Baptist Mary David Benedict Joseph Flaget Martin John Spalding Peter Joseph Lavialle William George McCloskey Denis O'Donaghue John Alexander Floersh Archbishops John Alexander Floersh Thomas Joseph McDonough Thomas Cajetan Kelly Joseph Edward Kurtz Affiliated bishops Guy Ignatius Chabrat Michael Heiss Charles Garrett Maloney John McGill James Ryan John Lancaster Spalding James Kendrick Williams
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville Parishes:
Education	High schools (boys) St. Francis DeSales High School, Louisville St. Xavier High School, Louisville Trinity High School, St. Matthews High schools (girls) Assumption High School, Louisville Mercy Academy, Louisville Presentation Academy, Louisville Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville High schools, coeducational Bethlehem High School, Bardstown Holy Cross High School, Louisville Special needs school Pitt Academy, Louisville
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Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Ordinaries	Bishops of Vincennes Simon Bruté Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière John Stephen Bazin Jacques-Maurice De Saint Palais Bishops of Indianapolis Silas Chatard Joseph Chartrand Archbishops of Indianapolis Joseph Ritter Paul Clarence Schulte George Biskup Edward Thomas O'Meara Daniel M. Buechlein Joseph William Tobin
Auxiliary bishops	Denis O'Donaghue Christopher J. Coyne
Churches	Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Parishes St. John the Evangelist Church, Indianapolis St. Mary's Church, Indianapolis Shrine Church of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Abbey St. Meinrad Archabbey Chapel Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Education	Higher education Marian University Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Seminaries Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology High schools Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter High School, Indianapolis Cathedral High School, Indianapolis Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Oldenburg Our Lady of Providence Junior-Senior High School, Clarksville Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis Roncalli High School, Indianapolis Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School, Indianapolis Seton Catholic High School, Richmond Father Michael Shawe Memorial High School, Madison
Priests	Herman Joseph Alerding Paul D. Etienne Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina Alphonse John Smith
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