Daniel Mary Gorman

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Daniel Mary Gorman
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Daniel Mary Gorman
Bishop of Boise
See	Diocese of Boise
Appointed	February 6, 1918
Installed	May 1, 1918
Term ended	June 9, 1927
Predecessor	Alphonse Joseph Glorieux
Successor	Edward Kelly
Orders
Ordination	June 24, 1893
Consecration	May 1, 1919; by Giovanni Bonzano
Personal details
Born	April 12, 1861; Wyoming, Iowa, US
Died	June 9, 1927 (aged 66); Lewiston, Idaho, US
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	St. Joseph's College; St. Francis Seminary

Daniel Mary Gorman (April 12, 1861 – June 9, 1927) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Boise in Idaho from 1918 until his death in 1927.

Biography

Early life

Daniel Gorman was born in Wyoming, Iowa, to John and Mary (née Rooney) Gorman. His father was born in County Sligo, Ireland, and his mother in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After graduating from Wyoming High School, he entered St. Joseph's College in Dubuque.^[1] He continued his studies at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1]

Priesthood

Gorman was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1893.^[2] He served as pastor of a small parish in State Center, Iowa, for one year before joining the faculty of St. Joseph's College. From 1904 to 1918, he was president of St. Joseph's.^[1] During his tenure, the college saw its greatest expansion of grounds and building, the high school department was extended, and the four-year course was initiated in 1915. Gorman was elevated to protonotary apostolic on April 19, 1917.^[3]

Bishop of Boise

On February 6, 1918, Gorman was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese of Boise by Pope Benedict XV.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on May 1, 1918, from Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano, with Bishops Mathias Lenihan and Joseph Glass, C.M., serving as co-consecrators.^[2] During his nine years as bishop, he added 32 diocesan priests, completed St. John's Cathedral to its present size in 1921, and doubled the enrollment in parish schools.^[4]

Daniel Gorman died in Lewiston, Idaho, on June 9, 1927, at age 66.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Daniel M. Gorman". The New York Times. 1927-06-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Daniel Mary Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Previous Bishops of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20.
^ "History of the Diocese of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alphonse Joseph Glorieux	Bishop of Boise 1918–1927	Succeeded by Edward Kelly

[nytimes-1] "Bishop Daniel M. Gorman". The New York Times. 1927-06-10.

[hierarchy-2] "Bishop Daniel Mary Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

[bishops-3] "Previous Bishops of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20.

[diocese-4] "History of the Diocese of Boise". Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24.

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise
Bishops	Ordinaries Louis Aloysius Lootens Alphonse Joseph Glorieux Daniel Mary Gorman Edward Joseph Kelly James Joseph Byrne Sylvester William Treinen Tod David Brown Michael Patrick Driscoll Peter F. Christensen
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parishes St. Mary's Church, Boise St. Charles Borromeo Church, Hailey Holy Rosary Church, Idaho Falls Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church, Oreana St. Joseph's Church, Pocatello Former Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart St. Joseph's Mission, Culdesac
Education	High school Bishop Kelly High School, Boise
Priests	William Weigand
Miscellany	Mercy Medical Center (Idaho) Old Mission State Park
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v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
Ordinaries	Bishops Mathias Loras Clement Smyth Archbishops John Hennessy John Keane James Keane Francis Beckman Henry Rohlman Leo Binz James Byrne Daniel Kucera Jerome Hanus Michael Jackels Thomas Robert Zinkula
Auxiliary bishops	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald Loras Thomas Lane George Biskup Loras Joseph Watters Francis John Dunn William Edwin Franklin
Churches	Cathedral St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque Parishes Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville St. John XXIII, Cedar Rapids Holy Ghost, Dubuque Holy Trinity, Luxemburg Sacred Heart, Dubuque Sacred Heart, Fillmore St. Boniface, New Vienna St. Donatus, St. Donatus St. Joseph, Elkader St. Joseph, Key West Saint Joseph the Worker, Dubuque St. Martin, Cascade St. Mary, Guttenberg St. Patrick, Dubuque St. Patrick, Garryowen St. Lawrence, Otter Creek St. Paul, Worthington Saints Peter and Paul, Petersburg Former parishes Saint Joseph's Prairie Church St. Mary, Dubuque St. Joseph, Stone City
Education	Higher education Clarke University Divine Word College Loras College Mount Mercy University St. Pius X Seminary, Dubuque High schools Beckman High School, Dyersville Columbus High School, Waterloo Don Bosco High School, Gilbertville Marquette High School, Bellevue Newman Catholic High School, Mason City Wahlert High School, Dubuque Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids Primary schools Mazzuchelli Middle School, Dubuque Holy Family Catholic Schools, Dubuque St. Mary's School, Guttenberg Former schools Sacred Heart School, Dubuque St. Luke's School, St. Lucas
Religious orders	New Melleray Abbey Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Priests	John George Alleman John Patrick Carroll James Vincent Casey Joseph Crétin Justin Albert Driscoll Thomas William Drumm Raymond Philip Etteldorf Daniel Mary Gorman Edward Howard William Michael Joensen Louis Benedict Kucera Mathias Clement Lenihan Thomas Mathias Lenihan William Menster J. A. M. Pelamourgues Aloysius Schmitt Joseph Clement Willging Thomas Zinkula
Miscellany	Mount Saint Bernard Seminary and Barn Our Mother of Sorrows Grotto Historic District
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