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De Goesbriand served as bishop of Burlington for 38 years. When he died in 1899, Michaud automatically succeed him as bishop of Burlington. De Goesbriand spent his entire family fortune constructing churches and orphanages in the diocese and assisting the poor; he died with only four dollars left to his name. [15]
Louis De Goesbriand died on November 3, 1899, at St. Joseph's Orphan Home in Burlington [7] at age 83, then the oldest bishop in the United States. [8] He is buried at Resurrection Park in South Burlington, Vermont. [9] The diocese had least 50 priests and 30 new parishes when de Goesbriand died.
He died on December 22, 1908, in New York City at age 63. [1] He is buried at Resurrection Park in South Burlington. [1] During his tenure, Michaud expanded the number of churches in the diocese from 72 to 94. [6] There were 75,000 Catholics, 102 priests, 286 religious sisters, and 20 parochial schools serving some 7000 students. [6
One of three children, Kenneth Angell was born on August 3, 1930, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Henry and Mae (née Cooney) Angell. [1] After attending public elementary schools in East Providence, Rhode Island, he studied at Our Lady of Providence Seminary [2] in Warwick, Rhode Island and at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. [1]
On November 11, 1944, Ryan was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Burlington by Pope Pius XII. [3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 3, 1945, from Archbishop Richard Cushing , with Archbishop Francis Spellman and Bishop Francis Keough serving as co-consecrators . [ 3 ]
Pope Francis appointed Monsignor John McDermott as the 11th Bishop of Burlington, succeeding former Bishop Christopher Coyne. Here's his background.
Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice, died Thursday. Gumbleton's death was ...
On July 30, 1938, Brady was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Burlington by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on October 26, 1938, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, with Bishops Maurice F. McAuliffe and Joseph McCarthy serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont ...