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'''William George McCloskey''' (10 November 1823 – 17 September 1909) was an American Catholic priest, who became the fourth [[Bishop of Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].
'''William George McCloskey''' (10 November 1823 – 17 September 1909) was an American Catholic priest, who became the fourth [[Bishop of Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].
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==Life==
==Life==
===Early life===
===Early life===
William George McCloskey was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on 10 November 1823, the youngest of five sons of George and Ellen McCloskey.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=U-0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1758&lpg=PA1758&dq=William+George+McCloskey&source=bl&ots=Qt4NdPEIUs&sig=yiq0Gicluzv4yzYH5kIz93TbIus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihkoiI3-3fAhXxnuAKHeGdAxU4ChDoATARegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=William%20George%20McCloskey&f=false "McCloskey, William George", ''The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans'', (Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown, eds.), Biographical Society, 1904]</ref> Two of his older brothers also became priests. His brother John became president of Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg.
William George McCloskey was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]] on November 10, 1823, the youngest of five sons of George and Ellen McCloskey.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=U-0UAAAAYAAJ&dq=William+George+McCloskey&pg=PA1758 "McCloskey, William George", ''The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans'', (Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown, eds.), Biographical Society, 1904]</ref> Two of his older brothers, John and George McCloskey, also became priests. John became president of Mount St. Mary's College in [[Emmitsburg, Maryland]]. George became pastor of the [[Church of the Nativity (Manhattan)|Church of the Nativity]] in New York City. <ref name="Brann" />


William McCloskey entered [[Mount St. Mary's University|Mount St. Mary's]] in 1835 and graduated in 1840. In May 1850, he was ordained subdeacon there by Archbishop [[Samuel Eccleston]].
He was sent to [[Mount St. Mary's University|Mount St. Mary's College]], [[Emmitsburg]], [[Maryland]] in 1835 and graduated in 1840. In May 1850, he was ordained subdeacon at that seminary by [[Samuel Eccleston]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore|Archbishop of Baltimore]], and on October 6, 1852 was ordained priest by Bishop [[John Hughes (archbishop)|John Hughes]] in [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York]]. He said his first Mass in the basement of the [[Church of the Nativity (Manhattan)|Church of the Nativity]], where his brother George was then pastor, and remained there ten months as assistant. Then, from a desire to live in the seminary cloister, he returned with the consent of his superiors to Mount St. Mary's, where he taught English and later Latin.<ref name=Brann>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09488a.htm Brann, Henry. "William George McCloskey." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 14 January 2019</ref>


=== Priesthood ===
In 1857, he succeeded [[William Henry Elder]] as director of St. Mary's Seminary, where he taught moral theology and sacred scripture. On December 1, 1859 [[Pope Pius IX]] appointed McCloskey the first rector of the [[Pontifical North American College|American College at Rome]], being the unanimous choice of the American bishops. He reached Rome in March 1860. [[Georgetown University]] had shortly before conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Divinity.<ref name=Brann/> Dr. McCloskey's administration of the American College included the period of the [[American Civil War]]. There were serious divisions in the student body.
On October 6, 1852, McCloskey was ordained a priest by Archbishop [[John Hughes (archbishop)|John Hughes]] for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Archdiocese of New York]] in [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] in New York City.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bishop William George McCloskey [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcclw.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned McCloskey as assistant pastor at [[Church of the Nativity (Manhattan)|Church of the Nativity]] in Manhattan, serving with his brother George. William McCloskey celebrated his first mass in the in the basement of that church.<ref name="Brann" />

After ten months at Nativity, William McCloskey in 1853 requested a transfer back to Mount St. Mary out of desire to live in a cloister. Permission was granted and he became an instructor in English and Latin at the seminary.<ref name="Brann">{{CathEncy|wstitle=William George McCloskey}}</ref> In 1857, McCloskey succeeded Reverend [[William Henry Elder]] as director of St. Mary's Seminary, where he taught [[moral theology]] and sacred scripture. During this time, [[Georgetown University]] awarded him a [[Doctor of Divinity]] degree.<ref name="Brann" />

On December 1, 1859 [[Pope Pius IX]] appointed McCloskey as the first rector of the [[Pontifical North American College|American College at Rome]], a seminary for American priests studying in that city. He was the unanimous choice of the bishops in the United States. McCloskey reached Rome in March 1860.<ref name="Brann" /> While McCloskey was rector, the [[American Civil War]] (1860 to 1865) was raging at home. He had to deal with deep tension in the student body between those favoring the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] and others supporting the US Government.<ref name="Brann" />


===Bishop of Louisville===
===Bishop of Louisville===
He was rector until his promotion to the See of Louisville in May 1868, being consecrated bishop in the chapel of the college on May 24 of that year by [[Karl-August von Reisach|Cardinal von Reisach]], Archbishop of Munich, Bavaria, assisted by Mons. [[Xavier de Mérode]], minister of [[Pope Pius IX]], and by Monsignor Salvatore Nobili Vitelleschi, [[Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli|Archbishop of Osimo and Cingoli]].
On May 3 1868, Pius IX appointed McCloskey as bishop of Louisville. He was consecrated at the Santa Maria del Umilta Church in Rome on May 24. 1868, by Cardinal [[Karl-August von Reisach]], with Archbishops [[Xavier de Mérode]] and Salvatore Nobili Vitelleschi serving as co-consecrators.<ref name=":0" />


He arrived in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], as its bishop, towards the end of summer 1868. He found sixty-four churches and left in his diocese at his death one hundred and sixty-five. He introduced many religious orders into the diocese: the [[Passionists]], the [[Benedictines]], the [[Resurrectionist Congregation|Fathers of the Resurrection]], the [[Little Sisters of the Poor]], the [[Third Order of Saint Francis#Congregations of women|Franciscan Sisters]], and the [[Marist Brothers|Brothers of Mary]].
He arrived in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], as its bishop, towards the end of summer 1868. He found sixty-four churches and left in his diocese at his death one hundred and sixty-five. He introduced many religious orders into the diocese: the [[Passionists]], the [[Benedictines]], the [[Resurrectionist Congregation|Fathers of the Resurrection]], the [[Little Sisters of the Poor]], the [[Third Order of Saint Francis#Congregations of women|Franciscan Sisters]], and the [[Marist Brothers|Brothers of Mary]].


In 1869, his older brother Rev. George McCloskey, resigned as pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Manhattan, a position he had held for over twenty-years, to go to Louisville and serve as vicar general for his brother.<ref>Lafort, Remigius Lafort ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=KL4YAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA352 The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg]''. New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914. p.352.</ref> In that same year, Bishop McCloskey was instrumental in bringing the [[Sisters of Mercy]] to Louisville in October 1869, where they took over operation of the U.S. Marine Hospital, located in the [[Portland, Louisville|Portland]] section.<ref>[https://www.archlou.org/150-years-of-mercy/ Diebold, R.S.M., Paulanne. "150 Years of Mercy", Archdiocese of Louisville]</ref>
In 1869, his older brother, George McCloskey, resigned as pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Manhattan, a position he had held for over twenty-years, to go to Louisville and serve as vicar general for his brother.<ref>Lafort, Remigius Lafort ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=KL4YAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA352 The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg]''. New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914. p.352.{{PD-notice}}</ref> In that same year, Bishop McCloskey was instrumental in bringing the [[Sisters of Mercy]] to Louisville in October 1869, where they took over operation of the [[United States Marine Hospital (Louisville, Kentucky)|U.S. Marine Hospital]] in that city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=150 Years of Mercy |url=https://www.archlou.org/150-years-of-mercy/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Archdiocese of Louisville |language=en-US}}</ref>


The growth of the parochial schools was chiefly the product of his zeal. In 1869 he established the diocesan seminary known as Preston Park Seminary.<ref name=Brann/> He wrote a life of [[Mary Magdalen]] (Louisville, 1900).
The growth of the parochial schools was chiefly the product of his zeal. In 1869 he established the diocesan seminary known as Preston Park Seminary.<ref name=Brann/> He wrote a life of [[Mary Magdalen]] (Louisville, 1900).


Bishop McCloskey was present at the [[First Vatican Council]] in 1870. He also attended the [[Second Plenary Council of Baltimore]] in 1866, and the [[Third Plenary Council of Baltimore]], in 1884, strongly advocating in the former the cause of the American College at Rome.
McCloskey was present at the [[First Vatican Council]] in Rome in 1870. He also attended the [[Second Plenary Council of Baltimore]] in 1866, and the [[Third Plenary Council of Baltimore]], in 1884, strongly advocating in the former the cause of the American College at Rome.

==Death==
McCloskey died on September 17, 1909, at Preston Park Seminary at [[Bellarmine University|Bellarmine College]] in Louisville.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103214932/bishop-mccloskey-dead-21-sep-1909-the/ |title=Bishop McCloskey Dead |date=1909-09-21 |newspaper=[[The Courier-Journal]] |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-06-05}}{{Open access}}</ref> He was buried in a cemetery in [[Nazareth, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103215079/occupies-last-resting-place-22-sep/ |title=Occupies Last Resting Place |date=1909-09-22 |newspaper=[[The Courier-Journal]] |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-06-05}}{{Open access}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*Brann, ''History of the American College at Rome'' (New York, 1910)
*Brann, ''History of the American College at Rome'' (New York, 1910)


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==Episcopal succession==
==Episcopal succession==
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William G. McCloskey
Bishop of Louisville
(1868–1909)
Other post(s)Rector of the American College, Rome (1860–1868)
Orders
OrdinationOctober 6, 1852
by John Hughes
ConsecrationMay 24, 1868
by Karl-August von Reisach
Personal details
Born(1823-11-10)November 10, 1823
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1909(1909-09-17) (aged 85)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
BuriedNazareth, Kentucky, U.S.

William George McCloskey (10 November 1823 – 17 September 1909) was an American Catholic priest, who became the fourth Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky.

Life

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Early life

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William George McCloskey was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 10, 1823, the youngest of five sons of George and Ellen McCloskey.[1] Two of his older brothers, John and George McCloskey, also became priests. John became president of Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. George became pastor of the Church of the Nativity in New York City. [2]

William McCloskey entered Mount St. Mary's in 1835 and graduated in 1840. In May 1850, he was ordained subdeacon there by Archbishop Samuel Eccleston.

Priesthood

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On October 6, 1852, McCloskey was ordained a priest by Archbishop John Hughes for the Archdiocese of New York in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.[3] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned McCloskey as assistant pastor at Church of the Nativity in Manhattan, serving with his brother George. William McCloskey celebrated his first mass in the in the basement of that church.[2]

After ten months at Nativity, William McCloskey in 1853 requested a transfer back to Mount St. Mary out of desire to live in a cloister. Permission was granted and he became an instructor in English and Latin at the seminary.[2] In 1857, McCloskey succeeded Reverend William Henry Elder as director of St. Mary's Seminary, where he taught moral theology and sacred scripture. During this time, Georgetown University awarded him a Doctor of Divinity degree.[2]

On December 1, 1859 Pope Pius IX appointed McCloskey as the first rector of the American College at Rome, a seminary for American priests studying in that city. He was the unanimous choice of the bishops in the United States. McCloskey reached Rome in March 1860.[2] While McCloskey was rector, the American Civil War (1860 to 1865) was raging at home. He had to deal with deep tension in the student body between those favoring the Confederacy and others supporting the US Government.[2]

Bishop of Louisville

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On May 3 1868, Pius IX appointed McCloskey as bishop of Louisville. He was consecrated at the Santa Maria del Umilta Church in Rome on May 24. 1868, by Cardinal Karl-August von Reisach, with Archbishops Xavier de Mérode and Salvatore Nobili Vitelleschi serving as co-consecrators.[3]

He arrived in Louisville, as its bishop, towards the end of summer 1868. He found sixty-four churches and left in his diocese at his death one hundred and sixty-five. He introduced many religious orders into the diocese: the Passionists, the Benedictines, the Fathers of the Resurrection, the Little Sisters of the Poor, the Franciscan Sisters, and the Brothers of Mary.

In 1869, his older brother, George McCloskey, resigned as pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Manhattan, a position he had held for over twenty-years, to go to Louisville and serve as vicar general for his brother.[4] In that same year, Bishop McCloskey was instrumental in bringing the Sisters of Mercy to Louisville in October 1869, where they took over operation of the U.S. Marine Hospital in that city.[5]

The growth of the parochial schools was chiefly the product of his zeal. In 1869 he established the diocesan seminary known as Preston Park Seminary.[2] He wrote a life of Mary Magdalen (Louisville, 1900).

McCloskey was present at the First Vatican Council in Rome in 1870. He also attended the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, and the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, in 1884, strongly advocating in the former the cause of the American College at Rome.

Death

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McCloskey died on September 17, 1909, at Preston Park Seminary at Bellarmine College in Louisville.[6] He was buried in a cemetery in Nazareth, Kentucky.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "McCloskey, William George", The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, (Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown, eds.), Biographical Society, 1904
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "William George McCloskey" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ a b "Bishop William George McCloskey [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Lafort, Remigius Lafort The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg. New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914. p.352.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "150 Years of Mercy". Archdiocese of Louisville. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bishop McCloskey Dead". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Occupies Last Resting Place". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon

Sources

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  • The Record, the diocesan organ of Louisville, files;
  • Brann, History of the American College at Rome (New York, 1910)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "William George McCloskey". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
—
 Rector of the American College, Rome
1860–1868 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Louisville
1868–1909 		Succeeded by
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