James Albert Duffy
Encyclopedia
Bishop James Albert Duffy was the first bishop for the Diocese of Grand Island (formerly diocese of Kearney
) in Nebraska
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He was ordained on 27 May 1893, and appointed to Grand Island on 25 January 1913. He remained its bishop until 1931, after which he became Titular Bishop of Silandus. He died on 12 February 1968.
At the time of his death, Bishop Duffy was the senior Bishop in the United States in both age and years of consecration.
Kearney
- Companies :* A.T. Kearney, management consulting firm* Kearney & Company, American accounting firm* Kearney and Black Hills Railway, a short line railroad between Kearney and Callaway, Nebraska- Places :* Kearney, Ontario, Canada...
) in Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
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He was ordained on 27 May 1893, and appointed to Grand Island on 25 January 1913. He remained its bishop until 1931, after which he became Titular Bishop of Silandus. He died on 12 February 1968.
At the time of his death, Bishop Duffy was the senior Bishop in the United States in both age and years of consecration.