John Joseph Nilan

John Joseph Nilan
Bishop of Hartford
In office	1910-1934
Orders
Ordination	December 21, 1878
Consecration	April 28, 1911 by Cardinal William Henry O'Connell
Personal details
Born	(1855-08-01)August 1, 1855 Newburyport, Massachusetts
Died	April 13, 1934(1934-04-13) (aged 78) St. Francis Hospital
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	St. Joseph Seminary
Motto	Dominus 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.^[1] 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.^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1878.^[3] He engaged in pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Boston, first serving at Framingham and afterwards at St. James Church in Boston.^[2] He was pastor of St. Joseph Church in Amesbury from 1892 to 1910.^[2]

On February 14, 1910, Nilan was appointed the seventh Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, by Pope Pius X.^[3] 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.^[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: "Dominus Firmamentum Meum" (Latin: "The Lord is My Foundation").^[4] During his tenure, he concerned himself with fostering many ethnic parishes to serve Connecticut's diverse population.^[5]

Nilan later died at St. Francis Hospital, aged 78.

References

↑ Pace, Edward A., ed. (1922). Catholic Encyclopedia. XVII. New York: The Encyclopedia Press, Inc.
1 2 3 "Named Bishop of Hartford". The New York Times. 1910-02-17.
1 2 3 "Bishop John Joseph Nilan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "Former Archbishops". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
↑ "History of the Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Michael Tierney	Bishop of Hartford 1910–1934	Succeeded by Maurice F. McAuliffe

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 Archishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair

Auxiliary bishops	Joseph Francis Donnelly John Francis Hackett Paul Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Henry Joseph O'Brien Peter A. Rosazza

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 SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford St. Stanislaus Church, Meriden Holy Cross Church, New Britain Sacred Heart Church, New Britain 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 SS. Peter and Paul Church, Wallingford 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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