James O'Reilly was the second Roman Catholic

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 Bishop of Fargo

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 (1910-1934).

O'Reilly was born in Ireland

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 and educated at All Hallows College

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 in Dublin, where he was ordained

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 to the priesthood

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 on June 24, 1882. After coming to the United States

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, he was attached to the Diocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

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, Minnesota

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, and served as pastor

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 of the parishes

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 in Belle Creek, Lake City

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, and Stillwater

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. In 1886 he was chosen as pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Minneapolis

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.

On December 18, 1909, O'Reilly was appointed the second Bishop of Fargo

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, North Dakota

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, by Pope Pius X

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. He received his episcopal

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 consecration

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 on May 19, 1910 from Archbishop John Ireland

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, with Bishops James McGolrick

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 and James Trobec

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 serving as co-consecrators

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. He served as bishop for the next twenty-four years, until his death at age 77.