Thomas Langdon Grace was the second Roman Catholic Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...

. Born in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

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, he was ordained a priest for the Dominican

Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...

 order on December 21, 1839. Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

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 appointed Grace bishop on January 21, 1859, and was ordained bishop on July 24, 1859. He was installed as Bishop on July 29, 1859 after a year and a half long period of sede vacante

Sede vacante

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 in that see, and resigned on July 31, 1884, succeeded by John Ireland

John Ireland (archbishop)

John Ireland was the third bishop and first archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota . He became both a religious as well as civic leader in Saint Paul during the turn of the century...

. On September 24, 1889, in recognition of his service as bishop, he was appointed to the title of Archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

 ad personam. On his death in 1897 he was granted the title of Bishop Emeritus

Emeritus

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 of Saint Paul, a title which was slightly modified in 1966 with the addition of the words and Minneapolis.

Legacy

Totino-Grace High School

Totino-Grace High School

Totino-Grace High School is a private, Catholic high school in Fridley, Minnesota. Recognizing the key elements of their mission as learning, faith, community, and service, they seek to provide a safe environment that places priority on mutual respect, self-discipline, and acknowledgment of the...

, a Roman Catholic high school

High school

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 in Fridley, Minnesota

Fridley, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,449 people, 11,328 households, and 7,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,701.3 people per square mile . There were 11,504 housing units at an average density of 1,132.1 per square mile...

, bears his name.