John Walsh (bishop)
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| His Grace John Walsh |
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| Archbishop of Toronto | |
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| Diocese | Archdiocese of Toronto |
| Installed | July 25, 1889 |
| Term ended | July 30, 1898 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph Lynch |
| Successor | Denis T. O'Connor |
| Other posts | Bishop of London, Ontario |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 1, 1854 by Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel |
| Consecration | November 10, 1867 by Charles-François Baillargeon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1830 Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Toronto, Ontario |
| Buried | St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
John Walsh (May 24, 1830 – July 30, 1898) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, Canada from 1889 to 1898.
Early years
Born in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, Walsh and came to Canada in 1852 to complete his studies at the Sulpician Seminary in Montreal.
He was ordained Priest of Toronto in 1854 by then Bishop of Toronto Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel.
He was consecrated as Bishop of Sandwich, Ontario in 1867, and after that diocese was returned to its previous site of London, Ontario in 1869, as Bishop of London, Ontario until 1889, when he was translated to the see of Toronto.
Later Years and Legacy
Walsh left his legacy with the establishment of Sacred Heart Orphanage at Sunnyside, St. John's Industrial School for Boys and purchased land for the establishment of Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery.
Walsh died in Toronto in 1898 and is buried at St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto.
Further reading
- John P. Comiskey. My Heart's Best Wishes for You: A biography of Archbishop John Walsh (MQUP 2012)
External links
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- 1830 births
- 1898 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- Archbishops of Toronto
- Irish expatriates in Canada
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada
- People from County Kilkenny
- Burials at St. Michael's Cathedral (Toronto)
