Daniel Francis Desmond
| Daniel Francis Desmond | |
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| Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana | |
| Appointed | December 16, 1932 |
| Installed | 1933 |
| Term ended | 1945 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 9, 1911 by Bishop Joseph Gaudentius Anderson |
| Consecration | January 5, 1933 by Bishop John Bertram Peterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1884 Haverhill, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Daniel and Catherine (née Lynch) Desmond |
| Education | Holy Cross College, Worcester |
| Alma mater | St. John Seminary, Brighton |
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Daniel Francis Desmond (April 4, 1884—September 11, 1945) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana from 1933 until his death in 1945.
Biography
Daniel Desmond was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Daniel and Catherine (née Lynch) Desmond.[1] His father was a shoemaker from Bandon, County Cork.[2] After graduating from St. James High School at Haverhill in 1900, he studied at Holy Cross College in Worcester, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1906.[1] He completed his theological studies at St. John Seminary in Brighton.[1]
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Joseph Gaudentius Anderson on June 9, 1911.[3] He then served as a curate at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Beachmont until 1912, when he was transferred to St. Joseph Church in Medford.[1] During World War I, he was a chaplain in the United States Army (with the rank of First Lieutenant) from 1918 to 1919.[1] Returning from service, he became a curate at St. Clement Church in Somerville and was later named director of Catholic Charities (1926).[1]
On December 16, 1932, Desmond was appointed the fifth Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana by Pope Pius XI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on January 5, 1933 from Bishop John Bertram Peterson, with Bishops Joseph Edward McCarthy and Francis Spellman serving as co-consecrators, at Holy Cross Cathedral.[3] He established 10 new schools, 22 parishes, and 35 churches. After twelve years as bishop, he died from a heart attack while visiting family in Massachusetts, aged 61.[4]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana 1933–1945 |
Succeeded by Charles Pasquale Greco |
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- 1884 births
- 1945 deaths
- American military chaplains
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- College of the Holy Cross alumni
- People from Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
- Saint John's Seminary (Massachusetts) alumni
- United States Army chaplains
- World War I chaplains
- Religious leaders from Louisiana
