Jeremiah O'Sullivan

Jeremiah O'Sullivan (February 6, 1842 – August 10, 1896) was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Mobile from 1885 until his death in 1896.

Most Reverend Jeremiah O'Sullivan
Bishop of Mobile
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Mobile
In office	June 16, 1885 – August 10, 1896
Predecessor	Dominic Manucy
Successor	Edward Patrick Allen
Orders
Ordination	June 30, 1868
Consecration	September 20, 1885
Personal details
Born	(1842-02-06)February 6, 1842 Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland
Died	August 10, 1896(1896-08-10) (aged 54) Mobile, Alabama, United States

Biography

Jeremiah O'Sullivan was born in Kanturk, County Cork, to John and Mary (née Ahern) O'Sullivan.[1] He came to the United States in 1863, and entered St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland.[2] After completing his classical course, he made his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore.[3] He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Martin John Spalding on June 30, 1868.[4]

His first assignment was as a curate under Rev. Placide Louis Chapelle at St. Peter's Church in Rockville.[1] He then served as a pastor in Westernport for nine years.[5] During his time in Westernport, he erected a church and a convent for the Sisters of St. Joseph, under whose direction he placed the parochial school.[5] He was afterwards sent to Washington, D.C., where he served as pastor of St. Peter's Church.[1]

On June 16, 1885, O'Sullivan was appointed the fourth Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, by Pope Leo XIII.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 20 from Archbishop James Gibbons, with Bishops John Joseph Keane and Henry P. Northrop serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter's Church.[4] His installation took place in Mobile on November 1 of that year.[1] A gifted administrator, he was successful in restoring the financial status of the diocese.[3] He also established several new churches, chapels, and schools, and oversaw the addition of two towers to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.[3]

O'Sullivan died at age 54, and is buried in the crypt of Immaculate Conception Cathedral.

References

1. Owen, Thomas McAdory (1921). History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
2. "Mobile". Catholic Encyclopedia.
3. "The History of the Archdiocese of Mobile". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile. Archived from the original on 2009-12-14.
4. "Bishop Jeremiah O'Sullivan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
5. Shea, John Gilmary (1886). The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States. New York.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Dominic Manucy	Bishop of Mobile 1885–1896	Succeeded by Edward Patrick Allen