Arthur Joseph O'Neill
Encyclopedia
The Most Reverend Dr. Arthur Joseph O'Neill, D.D.
(born December 14, 1917), is an American
bishop
of the Roman Catholic Church
. He is one of oldest American
Roman Catholic bishops.
O'Neill was born in East Dubuque, Illinois
and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1943. Pope Paul VI
appointed O'Neill bishop of the Rockford Diocese
on August 19, 1968 and he was consecrated a bishop on October 11, 1968. O'Neill retired from the Rockford Diocese April 19, 1994.
Doctor of Divinity
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(born December 14, 1917), is an American
United States
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bishop
Bishop
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of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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. He is one of oldest American
United States
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Roman Catholic bishops.
O'Neill was born in East Dubuque, Illinois
East Dubuque, Illinois
East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,704 at the 2010 census, down from 1,995 at the 2000 census. East Dubuque is located alongside the Mississippi River. Across the river is the city of Dubuque, Iowa. About three miles north of the city is the...
and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1943. Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
appointed O'Neill bishop of the Rockford Diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford...
on August 19, 1968 and he was consecrated a bishop on October 11, 1968. O'Neill retired from the Rockford Diocese April 19, 1994.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Rockford DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of RockfordThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford...