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{{Short description|Irish-born American prelate}} |
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| honorific_prefix = [[His Excellency]], [[The Most Reverend]] |
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| name = Robert Dermot O'Flanagan |
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| ordination = August 27, 1929 |
| ordination = August 27, 1929 |
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| ordained_by = Laurentius Schrijnen |
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| consecration = October 3, 1951 |
| consecration = October 3, 1951 |
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| consecrated_by = [[Francis Doyle Gleeson]] |
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=== Early life === |
=== Early life === |
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Robert O'Flanagan was born on March 9, 1901, in [[Lahinch]], [[County Clare]] in Ireland. In 1908, he entered [[Belvedere College]] in Dublin.<ref name="curtis">{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> After graduating in 1971, he entered [[St Stanislaus College]], a Jesuit novitiate in [[Tullabeg College|Tullabeg]], County Offaly. In 1920, the Jesuits sent O'Flanagan to the Netherlands to study at Ignatius College in [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]].<ref name="bagoy" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=O'Flanagan, Father Robert Dermot {{!}} Alaska History |url=https://www.alaskahistory.org/biographies/oflanagan-father-robert-dermot/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=www.alaskahistory.org}}</ref> |
Robert O'Flanagan was born on March 9, 1901, in [[Lahinch]], [[County Clare]] in Ireland. In 1908, he entered [[Belvedere College]] in Dublin.<ref name="curtis">{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> After graduating in 1971, he entered [[St Stanislaus College]], a Jesuit novitiate in [[Tullabeg College|Tullabeg]], County Offaly. In 1920, the Jesuits sent O'Flanagan to the [[Netherlands]] to study at Ignatius College in [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]].<ref name="bagoy" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=O'Flanagan, Father Robert Dermot {{!}} Alaska History |url=https://www.alaskahistory.org/biographies/oflanagan-father-robert-dermot/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=www.alaskahistory.org}}</ref> |
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=== Priesthood === |
=== Priesthood === |
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O'Flanagan was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the |
O'Flanagan was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood for the Jesuit Order by Bishop Laurentius Schrijnen in Valkenburg on August 27, 1929.<ref name="hierarchy">{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Robert Dermot O'Flanagan|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bofla.html}}</ref> Returning to Ireland, he taught at [[Clongowes Wood College]] in County Kildare from 1930 to 1932.<ref name="curtis" /> In 1932, dissatisfied with the Jesuit Order, he decided to leave it. At a eucharistic conference in Dublin, O'Flanagan met Reverend Patrick J. O'Reilly, a missionary from Alaska and the [[Pacific Northwest]]. After speaking with O'Reilly, he decided to go to Alaska on a three-month mission. <ref name=":0" /> |
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Arriving in [[Juneau, Alaska]], in January 1933, O'Flanagan was assigned by Bishop [[Joseph Raphael John Crimont|Joseph Crimont]] as a pastor in [[Seward, Alaska]] to fill in for a priest on leave. Arriving in Seward, he received a warm welcome from both Catholic and non-Catholic residents. Their hospitality encouraged to stay in Alaska permanently.<ref name="bagoy">{{cite news|work=Holy Family Cathedral History|title=Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church|url=http://www.geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|last=Bagoy|first=John|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028121918/http://geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|archivedate=2009-10-28}}</ref> Later in 1933, O'Flanagan was assisting Reverend Dane, the pastor at [[Cathedral of the Holy Family in Anchorage|Holy Family Parish]] Anchorage. Dane wanted to take a medical leave and asked O'Flanagan to substitute at |
Arriving in [[Juneau, Alaska]], in January 1933, O'Flanagan was assigned by Bishop [[Joseph Raphael John Crimont|Joseph Crimont]] as a pastor of a parish in [[Seward, Alaska]], to fill in for a priest on leave. Arriving in Seward, he received a warm welcome from both Catholic and non-Catholic residents. Their hospitality encouraged him to stay in Alaska permanently.<ref name="bagoy">{{cite news|work=Holy Family Cathedral History|title=Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church|url=http://www.geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|last=Bagoy|first=John|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028121918/http://geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|archivedate=2009-10-28}}</ref> Later in 1933, O'Flanagan was assisting Reverend Dane, the pastor at [[Cathedral of the Holy Family in Anchorage|Holy Family Parish]] in Anchorage. Dane wanted to take a medical leave and asked O'Flanagan to substitute at Holy Family. O'Flanagan would remain at Holy Family until 1951, eventually becoming pastor there. For 18 years, he would travel once a month to Seward, 120 miles from Anchorage, to minister to the parish there. <ref name="curtis" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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In 1936, O'Flanagan headed a civic group to establish a new hospital in Anchorage. The existing hospital, built by [[Alaska Railroad]] in 1915 primarily for its employees, was reaching its limits due to the increased population of the city. After obtaining local funding, O'Flanagan persuaded the Catholic Sisters of Providence to staff and operate the new hospital for the general public. [[Providence Alaska Medical Center|Providence Hospital]] opened on June 29, 1939.<ref name=":0" /> O'Flanagan became a member of the operating committee for the first USO center in Anchorage. On November 30, 1943, O'Flanagan became a [[Naturalization|naturalized]] American citizen.<ref name=":0" /> |
In 1936, O'Flanagan headed a civic group to establish a new hospital in Anchorage. The existing hospital, built by [[Alaska Railroad]] in 1915 primarily for its employees, was reaching its limits due to the increased population of the city. After obtaining local funding, O'Flanagan persuaded the Catholic Sisters of Providence to staff and operate the new hospital for the general public. [[Providence Alaska Medical Center|Providence Hospital]] opened on June 29, 1939.<ref name=":0" /> O'Flanagan became a member of the operating committee for the first [[United Service Organizations|USO center]] in Anchorage. On November 30, 1943, O'Flanagan became a [[Naturalization|naturalized]] American citizen.<ref name=":0" /> |
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=== Bishop of Juneau === |
=== Bishop of Juneau === |
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On July 9, 1951, O'Flanagan was appointed the first [[Ordinary (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of the newly erected Diocese of Juneau by [[Pope Pius XII]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on October 3, 1951, from Bishop [[Francis Doyle Gleeson|Francis Gleeson]], with Bishops [[Charles Daniel White|Charles White]] and [[Joseph Patrick Dougherty|Joseph Dougherty]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> O'Flanagan attended all four sessions of the [[Second Vatican Council]] between 1962 and 1965. |
On July 9, 1951, O'Flanagan was appointed the first [[Ordinary (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of the newly erected Diocese of Juneau by [[Pope Pius XII]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on October 3, 1951, from Bishop [[Francis Doyle Gleeson|Francis Gleeson]], with Bishops [[Charles Daniel White|Charles White]] and [[Joseph Patrick Dougherty|Joseph Dougherty]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> O'Flanagan attended all four sessions of the [[Second Vatican Council]] in Rome between 1962 and 1965. |
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=== Retirement === |
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O'Flanagan's early resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Juneau due to poor health was accepted by [[Pope Paul VI]] on June 19, 1968.<ref name="hierarchy" /> He soon left Juneau to live at a Catholic retirement home in [[La Mesa, California]]. Dermot O'Flanagan died in La Mesa on December 31, 1972.<ref name=":0" /> |
O'Flanagan's early resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Juneau due to poor health was accepted by [[Pope Paul VI]] on June 19, 1968.<ref name="hierarchy" /> He soon left Juneau to live at a Catholic retirement home in [[La Mesa, California]]. Dermot O'Flanagan died in La Mesa on December 31, 1972.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 19 January 2024
Robert Dermot O'Flanagan | |
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| Bishop of Juneau | |
| See | Diocese of Juneau |
| In office | October 3, 1951 June 19, 1968 |
| Successor | Francis Thomas Hurley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 27, 1929 by Laurentius Schrijnen |
| Consecration | October 3, 1951 by Francis Doyle Gleeson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1901 Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland |
| Died | December 31, 1972 (aged 71) La Mesa, California, USA |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Ignatius College |
Robert Dermot O'Flanagan (March 9, 1901 – December 31, 1972) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Juneau in Alaska from 1951 to 1968.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Robert O'Flanagan was born on March 9, 1901, in Lahinch, County Clare in Ireland. In 1908, he entered Belvedere College in Dublin.[1] After graduating in 1971, he entered St Stanislaus College, a Jesuit novitiate in Tullabeg, County Offaly. In 1920, the Jesuits sent O'Flanagan to the Netherlands to study at Ignatius College in Valkenburg.[2][3]
Priesthood
[edit]O'Flanagan was ordained to the priesthood for the Jesuit Order by Bishop Laurentius Schrijnen in Valkenburg on August 27, 1929.[4] Returning to Ireland, he taught at Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare from 1930 to 1932.[1] In 1932, dissatisfied with the Jesuit Order, he decided to leave it. At a eucharistic conference in Dublin, O'Flanagan met Reverend Patrick J. O'Reilly, a missionary from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. After speaking with O'Reilly, he decided to go to Alaska on a three-month mission. [3]
Arriving in Juneau, Alaska, in January 1933, O'Flanagan was assigned by Bishop Joseph Crimont as a pastor of a parish in Seward, Alaska, to fill in for a priest on leave. Arriving in Seward, he received a warm welcome from both Catholic and non-Catholic residents. Their hospitality encouraged him to stay in Alaska permanently.[2] Later in 1933, O'Flanagan was assisting Reverend Dane, the pastor at Holy Family Parish in Anchorage. Dane wanted to take a medical leave and asked O'Flanagan to substitute at Holy Family. O'Flanagan would remain at Holy Family until 1951, eventually becoming pastor there. For 18 years, he would travel once a month to Seward, 120 miles from Anchorage, to minister to the parish there. [1][3]
In 1936, O'Flanagan headed a civic group to establish a new hospital in Anchorage. The existing hospital, built by Alaska Railroad in 1915 primarily for its employees, was reaching its limits due to the increased population of the city. After obtaining local funding, O'Flanagan persuaded the Catholic Sisters of Providence to staff and operate the new hospital for the general public. Providence Hospital opened on June 29, 1939.[3] O'Flanagan became a member of the operating committee for the first USO center in Anchorage. On November 30, 1943, O'Flanagan became a naturalized American citizen.[3]
Bishop of Juneau
[edit]On July 9, 1951, O'Flanagan was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Juneau by Pope Pius XII.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on October 3, 1951, from Bishop Francis Gleeson, with Bishops Charles White and Joseph Dougherty serving as co-consecrators.[4] O'Flanagan attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965.
O'Flanagan's early resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Juneau due to poor health was accepted by Pope Paul VI on June 19, 1968.[4] He soon left Juneau to live at a Catholic retirement home in La Mesa, California. Dermot O'Flanagan died in La Mesa on December 31, 1972.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b Bagoy, John. "Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church". Holy Family Cathedral History. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "O'Flanagan, Father Robert Dermot | Alaska History". www.alaskahistory.org. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Robert Dermot O'Flanagan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
