The Episcopacy of Nicholas Gallagher, Bishop of Galveston, 1882-1918 /

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"The Episcopacy of Nicholas Gallagher, Bishop of Galveston, 1882-1918 is the first major biography of an important religious figure for the people of Texas. Gallagher became the third Roman Catholic bishop for the diocese in 1882. During his thirty-six year tenure as bishop, he is remembered fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grace, Madeleine, Sister, C.V.I., 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gallagher, Nicholas A., > Bishop of Galveston, > 1846-1918.
Catholic Church > Bishops > Biography.
Catholic Church > Texas > Galveston > History.
Catholic church buildings > Reconstruction > Texas > Galveston.
Church work with minorities > Texas > Galveston > Catholic Church.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza
  • Preface
  • Setting the Stage
  • The Master Builder
  • Spiritual and Material Innovator
  • Erection of New Dioceses
  • Early Difficulties within the Diocese
  • The Vicars General
  • The 1900 Storm
  • Founding Years of St. Mary's Seminary
  • Ethnic Challenges in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Shepherding the Flock
  • Fiftieth Anniversary, Silver Jubilee of Bishop Gallagher
  • The Last Years of Bishop Gallagher
  • Looking Back.

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