James Daniel Niedergeses

James Daniel Niedergeses (February 2, 1917 – November 16, 2007) was an American Roman Catholic bishop who served as the ninth bishop of Nashville from 1975 to 1992.

Biography

Niedergeses born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 20, 1944 in Nashville. Before becoming bishop he spent 11 years in Chattanooga, the majority of his time there as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. [1]

On April 8, 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed Niedergeses Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville and he was consecrated on May 20, 1975. He retired on October 13, 1992.[2]

He died, aged 90, at Saint Thomas Hospital [3] in Nashville.[4]

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References
  1. Diocese of Knoxville
  2. Bishop James Daniel Niedergeses [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  3. "welcome to Saint Thomas Hospital". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  4. Bishop Niedergeses, 'a model person,' dies at 90

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Joseph Aloysius Durick		 Bishop of Nashville
1975–1992		 Succeeded by
Edward Urban Kmiec


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