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'''Bernard O'Reilly''' (1 March 1803 – 23 January 1856) was an Irish-born [[prelate]] of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford|Bishop of Hartford]] from 1850 until his death in 1856.
'''Bernard O'Reilly''' (1 March 1803 – 23 January 1856) was an Irish-born [[prelate]] of the Roman Catholic Church. Known for his service during the 1832 cholera outbreak in New York, he later served as [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford|Bishop of Hartford]] from 1850 until his death in 1856.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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O'Reilly was born in Columcille, County Longford, and embarked for the United States in January 1825 with the intention of studying for the priesthood. He attended the [[Grand séminaire de Montréal|Seminary of Montreal]] in Quebec, Canada, before completing his [[Theology|theological]] studies at [[St. Mary's Seminary and University|St. Mary's Seminary]] in [[Baltimore]], Maryland.<ref name=clarke>{{cite news|work=Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States|title=Right Rev. Bernard O'Reilly, D.D.|last=Clarke|first=Richard Henry}}</ref> His brother was the Rev. William O'Reilly, who was the pastor in the late 1840s of [[St. Raymond's Church (Bronx, New York)]] in the [[Archdiocese of New York|Diocese of New York]], later rector of Our Lady of the Isle (Newport, Rhode Island), and eventually Vicar General of the Diocese of Hartford.<ref name=Lafort>Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=KL4YAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA392 The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.]'' (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.392.</ref>
O'Reilly was born in Columcille, County Longford, and embarked for the United States in January 1825 with the intention of studying for the priesthood. He attended the [[Grand séminaire de Montréal|Seminary of Montreal]] in Quebec, Canada, before completing his [[Theology|theological]] studies at [[St. Mary's Seminary and University|St. Mary's Seminary]] in [[Baltimore]], Maryland.<ref name=clarke>{{cite news|work=Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States|title=Right Rev. Bernard O'Reilly, D.D.|last=Clarke|first=Richard Henry}}</ref> His brother was the Rev. William O'Reilly, who was the pastor in the late 1840s of [[St. Raymond's Church (Bronx, New York)]] in the [[Archdiocese of New York|Diocese of New York]], later rector of Our Lady of the Isle (Newport, Rhode Island), and eventually Vicar General of the Diocese of Hartford.<ref name=Lafort>Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=KL4YAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA392 The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.]'' (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.392.</ref>


He was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a priest by Bishop [[Francis Kenrick]] on 13 October 1831.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop William Barber Tyler|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btyler.html}}</ref> He then served in New York City and [[Brooklyn]], where he distinguished himself for his heroism during the [[cholera]] outbreak in 1832 and twice fell victim to the disease himself.<ref name=catholic>{{cite news|work=[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]|title=Hartford|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07144a.htm}}</ref> He was transferred to St. Patrick's Church, [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] in December 1832, and remained there until he became [[vicar general]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo|Diocese of Buffalo]] in 1847,<ref name=catholic/> where his duties included supervising the seminary.
Bernard was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a priest in New York by Bishop [[Francis Kenrick]] on 13 October 1831.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop William Barber Tyler|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btyler.html}}</ref> He was then assigned to [[Cathedral Basilica of St. James (Brooklyn)|St. James Church]] on Jay Street in [[Brooklyn]], where he distinguished himself for his heroism during the [[cholera]] outbreak in 1832 and twice fell victim to the disease himself.<ref name=catholic>{{cite news|work=[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]|title=Hartford|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07144a.htm}}</ref> He was transferred to St. Patrick's Church, [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] in December 1832, and remained there until he became [[vicar general]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo|Diocese of Buffalo]] in 1847,<ref name=catholic/> where his duties included supervising the seminary.


On 9 August 1850, O'Reilly was appointed the second [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford|Bishop of Hartford]], [[Connecticut]], by [[Pope Pius IX]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholicism)|episcopal consecration]] on the following 10 November from Bishop [[John Timon]], [[Congregation of the Mission|CM]], with Bishops [[John McCloskey]] and [[John Bernard Fitzpatrick]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], at Rochester.<ref name=hierarchy/> He worked to secure priests for the diocese, and defended Catholics from the [[Anti-Catholicism in the United States|anti-Catholic]] movements of the era.<ref name=clarke/><ref name=hartford>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford]]|title=History of the Archdiocese|url=http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/archdiocesehistory.htm|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101182123/http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/archdiocesehistory.htm|archivedate=1 January 2009|df=}}</ref> He funded St. Mary's Theological Seminary, located initially in the episcopal residence, and taught the first week of classes. In 1852 he traveled to Europe in an attempt to obtain more priests for the diocese. Among those recruited were a number of students from [[All Hallows College]], Dublin, including [[Thomas Francis Hendricken]], future Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Diocese of Providence]]. The seminarians were ordained before they left Ireland.<ref name=odonnell>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eZBMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=Francis+Patrick+McFarland&source=bl&ots=HYmiiMlu5_&sig=ACfU3U3w8k-LFySNdS7Wemslv0_ZC-TMMw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqtqneyo_kAhVJxVkKHaHzDFY4ChDoATANegQICRAB#v=onepage&q&f=false O'Donnell, James H., ''History of the Diocese of Hartford'', D. H. Hurd Company, 1900, p. 134]{{PD-notice}}</ref>
On 9 August 1850, O'Reilly was appointed the second [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford|Bishop of Hartford]], [[Connecticut]], by [[Pope Pius IX]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholicism)|episcopal consecration]] on the following 10 November from Bishop [[John Timon]], [[Congregation of the Mission|CM]], with Bishops [[John McCloskey]] and [[John Bernard Fitzpatrick]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], at Rochester.<ref name=hierarchy/> He worked to secure priests for the diocese, and defended Catholics from the [[Anti-Catholicism in the United States|anti-Catholic]] movements of the era.<ref name=clarke/><ref name=hartford>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford]]|title=History of the Archdiocese|url=http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/archdiocesehistory.htm|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101182123/http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/archdiocesehistory.htm|archivedate=1 January 2009|df=}}</ref> He funded St. Mary's Theological Seminary, located initially in the episcopal residence, and taught the first week of classes. In 1852 he traveled to Europe in an attempt to obtain more priests for the diocese. Among those recruited were a number of students from [[All Hallows College]], Dublin, including [[Thomas Francis Hendricken]], future Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Diocese of Providence]]. The seminarians were ordained before they left Ireland.<ref name=odonnell>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eZBMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=Francis+Patrick+McFarland&source=bl&ots=HYmiiMlu5_&sig=ACfU3U3w8k-LFySNdS7Wemslv0_ZC-TMMw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqtqneyo_kAhVJxVkKHaHzDFY4ChDoATANegQICRAB#v=onepage&q&f=false O'Donnell, James H., ''History of the Diocese of Hartford'', D. H. Hurd Company, 1900, p. 134]{{PD-notice}}</ref>


In 1851, Bishop O'Reilly introduced the Sisters of Mercy to the diocese. They established their motherhouse in Providence, which proved to be a hotbed of virulent [[Know Nothing]] anti-Catholicism. O'Reilly had previously encountered such sentiments directed at the Sisters of Charity hospital in Rochester. On this occasion he faced down an angry mob that had gathered before the convent.<ref name=odonnell/> In May of that year, twenty-one Catholic soldiers were imprisoned at [[Fort Jay|Fort Columbus]] in New York for failure to attend Protestant religious services. One of the soldiers was tried and found guilty of disobedience of orders. O'Reilly wrote letters to the [[The Pilot (newspaper)|''Boston Pilot'']] under the pseudonym "Roger Williams" denouncing such official bigotry. The matter was appealed to the War Department which in July overturned the ruling.<ref name=odonnell/>
In May 1851, twenty-one Catholic soldiers were imprisoned at [[Fort Jay|Fort Columbus]] in New York for failure to attend Protestant religious services. One of the soldiers was tried and found guilty of disobedience of orders. O'Reilly wrote letters to the [[The Pilot (newspaper)|''Boston Pilot'']] under the pseudonym "Roger Williams" denouncing such official bigotry. The matter was appealed to the War Department which in July overturned the ruling.<ref name=odonnell/>


He attended the [[Plenary Councils of Baltimore#First Plenary Council of Baltimore (1852)|First Plenary Council of Baltimore]] in 1852. In 1855, Bishop O'Reilly introduced the Sisters of Mercy to the diocese. They established their motherhouse in Providence, which proved to be a hotbed of virulent [[Know Nothing]] anti-Catholicism. O'Reilly had previously encountered such sentiments directed at the Sisters of Charity hospital in Rochester. On this occasion he faced down an angry mob that had gathered before the convent.<ref name=odonnell/> He also built three orphan asylums.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LRMWnZPvE2MC&pg=PA255&lpg=PA255&dq=Francis+Patrick+McFarland&source=bl&ots=FxRqnlAVHo&sig=ACfU3U0znlqz39dHnW1xNJO-LP2OeEwBqA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqtqneyo_kAhVJxVkKHaHzDFY4ChDoATAMegQIChAB#v=onepage&q&f=false Shea, John Gilmary. "Rt. Rev. Bernard O'Reilly", ''The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States'', Office of Catholic Publications, 1886]{{PD-notice}}</ref>
He attended the [[Plenary Councils of Baltimore#First Plenary Council of Baltimore (1852)|First Plenary Council of Baltimore]] in 1852.


O'Reilly visited Europe in 1855. Returning in January 1856 he sailed from [[Liverpool]] on the [[SS Pacific (1849)|SS ''Pacific'']] which vanished with all aboard under circumstances that remain a mystery to the present day.
O'Reilly visited Europe in December 1855. Returning in late January 1856, after visiting his patents, he sailed from [[Liverpool]] on the [[SS Pacific (1849)|SS ''Pacific'']] which vanished with all aboard under circumstances that remain a mystery to the present day.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:25, 19 August 2019

Right Rev. Bernard O'Reilly
Bishop of Hartford
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeHartford
In office10 November 1850 – after 23 January 1856
PredecessorWilliam Tyler
SuccessorFrancis Patrick McFarland
Orders
Ordination16 October 1831
Consecration10 November 1850
Personal details
Born(1803-03-01)1 March 1803
Columcille, County Longford, Ireland
Died23 January 1856(1856-01-23) (aged 52)
SS Pacific (sunk)

Bernard O'Reilly (1 March 1803 – 23 January 1856) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Known for his service during the 1832 cholera outbreak in New York, he later served as Bishop of Hartford from 1850 until his death in 1856.

Biography

O'Reilly was born in Columcille, County Longford, and embarked for the United States in January 1825 with the intention of studying for the priesthood. He attended the Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, before completing his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] His brother was the Rev. William O'Reilly, who was the pastor in the late 1840s of St. Raymond's Church (Bronx, New York) in the Diocese of New York, later rector of Our Lady of the Isle (Newport, Rhode Island), and eventually Vicar General of the Diocese of Hartford.[2]

Bernard was ordained a priest in New York by Bishop Francis Kenrick on 13 October 1831.[3] He was then assigned to St. James Church on Jay Street in Brooklyn, where he distinguished himself for his heroism during the cholera outbreak in 1832 and twice fell victim to the disease himself.[4] He was transferred to St. Patrick's Church, Rochester in December 1832, and remained there until he became vicar general of the Diocese of Buffalo in 1847,[4] where his duties included supervising the seminary.

On 9 August 1850, O'Reilly was appointed the second Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, by Pope Pius IX.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following 10 November from Bishop John Timon, CM, with Bishops John McCloskey and John Bernard Fitzpatrick serving as co-consecrators, at Rochester.[3] He worked to secure priests for the diocese, and defended Catholics from the anti-Catholic movements of the era.[1][5] He funded St. Mary's Theological Seminary, located initially in the episcopal residence, and taught the first week of classes. In 1852 he traveled to Europe in an attempt to obtain more priests for the diocese. Among those recruited were a number of students from All Hallows College, Dublin, including Thomas Francis Hendricken, future Bishop of the Diocese of Providence. The seminarians were ordained before they left Ireland.[6]

In May 1851, twenty-one Catholic soldiers were imprisoned at Fort Columbus in New York for failure to attend Protestant religious services. One of the soldiers was tried and found guilty of disobedience of orders. O'Reilly wrote letters to the Boston Pilot under the pseudonym "Roger Williams" denouncing such official bigotry. The matter was appealed to the War Department which in July overturned the ruling.[6]

He attended the First Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1852. In 1855, Bishop O'Reilly introduced the Sisters of Mercy to the diocese. They established their motherhouse in Providence, which proved to be a hotbed of virulent Know Nothing anti-Catholicism. O'Reilly had previously encountered such sentiments directed at the Sisters of Charity hospital in Rochester. On this occasion he faced down an angry mob that had gathered before the convent.[6] He also built three orphan asylums.[7]

O'Reilly visited Europe in December 1855. Returning in late January 1856, after visiting his patents, he sailed from Liverpool on the SS Pacific which vanished with all aboard under circumstances that remain a mystery to the present day.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Clarke, Richard Henry. "Right Rev. Bernard O'Reilly, D.D.". Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States.
  2. ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.392.
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop William Barber Tyler". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. ^ a b "Hartford". Catholic Encyclopedia.
  5. ^ "History of the Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c O'Donnell, James H., History of the Diocese of Hartford, D. H. Hurd Company, 1900, p. 134Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Shea, John Gilmary. "Rt. Rev. Bernard O'Reilly", The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, Office of Catholic Publications, 1886Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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