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'''Denis Mary Bradley''' (b. 25 February 1846, at [[Castleisland]], [[County Kerry]], Ireland; d. at [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], 13 December 1903) was an American Catholic priest, who became the first [[Bishop]] of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]. Bradley is credited with co-founding [[Saint Anselm College]] with Abbot Hilary Pfraengle in 1889 as Bradley had persistently requested the [[Benedictine]] monks of [[Saint Mary's Abbey]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]] to establish a Catholic [[Saint Anselm College|college]] in his diocese of Manchester.
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'''Denis Mary Bradley''' (February 25, 1846 &ndash; December 13, 1903) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire from 1884 until his death in 1903. Bradley was a co-founder of [[Saint Anselm College]] in Goffstown, New Hampshire.


==Biography==
A faculty office building on the campus he helped found is named in his honor as "Bradley House"


==Life==
=== Early life ===
Denis Bradley was born on February 25, 1846, in [[Castleisland]], County Kerry in Ireland. When Bradley was eight years old, his father died. His mother immigrated with the family to the United States, settling in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]. Bradley attended Park Street Grammar School and other Catholic schools in Manchester.
[[File:Bradleyhouse2.jpg|thumb|right|Bradley House is home to several faculty offices]]
Shortly after his father's death, when Bradley was eight years old, his mother and the family of five emigrated from [[Ireland]] to the [[United States of America]], settling in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]. In 1863, after attending the local schools, he attended the [[College of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross College]], in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] and graduated in June of 1867. He was then enrolled as an ecclesiastical student at St. Joseph's Seminary, [[Troy, New York]], where he was ordained priest 3 June, 1871.


In 1863, Bradley entered the [[College of the Holy Cross]] in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to a contemporary account, Bradley was an introspective and serious student. He graduated from Holy Cross in June 1867. In September 1867, Bradley enrolled at St. Joseph's Seminary in [[Troy, New York]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Willey |first=George Franklyn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7MpYAAAAMAAJ&dq=bishop+denis+bradley&pg=PA208-IA20 |title=State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century |date=1903 |publisher=New Hampshire Publishing Corporation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Byrne |first=William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CLojb_f4y0EC&dq=bishop+denis+bradley&pg=RA2-PA604 |title=Introductory [by] William Byrne. Archdiocese of Boston [by] W. A. Leahy. Diocese of Providence [by] Austin Dowling. Diocese of Portland [by] E. J. A. Young. Diocese of Manchester [by] J. E. Finen |date=1899 |publisher=Hurd & Everts Company |language=en}}</ref>
Shortly after this he was located at [[Portland, Maine]], under [[Bishop Bacon]], and subsequently under [[Bishop Healy]], by whom he was appointed rector of the cathedral and chancellor of the diocese. In June, 1881, he was made pastor of [[Cathedral of St. Joseph, Manchester|St. Joseph's, Manchester]], which became his cathedral when he was consecrated first Bishop of the new See of Manchester, 11 June 1884. He was the first alumnus of St. Joseph's Seminary of Troy, New York, to be raised to the episcopacy.


=== Priesthood ===
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In the rural parts of [[New Hampshire]] there were many scattered Catholics, and his first efforts were directed towards providing for them. He held the first synod of the diocese 24 October 1886.
Bradley was ordained a priest in Troy by Bishop [[Bernard John McQuaid|Bernard McQuaid]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland|Diocese of Portland]] in Maine on June 3, 1871. At that time, this diocese included both [[Maine]] and [[New Hampshire]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bishop Denis Mary Bradley [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbradley.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> After his ordination, Bradley was given a pastoral assignment to the [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Portland, Maine)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]] in Portland, Maine. He was eventually appointed as rector of the cathedral and chancellor of the diocese.

In 1879, Bradley took a six-month trip to Europe for health reasons.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Hurd |first=Duane Hamilton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEFEAQAAMAAJ&dq=bishop+denis+bradley&pg=PA104 |title=History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire |date=1885 |publisher=J. W. Lewis & Company |language=en}}</ref> After returning to Maine, he was still not able to keep up with all of his job responsibilities. In June 1880, Bishop [[James Augustine Healy|James Healy]] moved Bradley to the less demanding position of pastor of [[Cathedral of St. Joseph, Manchester|St. Joseph's Parish]] in Manchester, New Hampshire.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

=== Bishop of Manchester ===
On April 18, 1884, Pope Leo XIII appointed Bradley as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Manchester. He was consecrated on June 11, 1884, by Archbishop [[John Joseph Williams|John Williams]] at St. Joseph's Church in Manchester.<ref name=":1" /> Bradley was the first graduate of St. Joseph's Seminary to be appointed bishop.

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In the rural parts of New Hampshire, there were many scattered Catholics, and Bradley's first efforts were directed towards providing for them. He held the first synod of the diocese on October 24, 1886.<ref name="CE">{{CathEncy|wstitle=Denis Mary Bradley}}</ref>

At some point in the 1880s, Bradley contacted the [[Benedictine]] monks at Saint Mary's Abbey in [[Newark, New Jersey]], about creating a Catholic college in New Hampshire. [[Saint Anselm College]] opened in [[Goffstown, New Hampshire]] in 1889.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History & Mission {{!}} Saint Anselm College |url=https://www.anselm.edu/about/history-mission#:~:text=Saint%20Anselm%20College%20was%20founded,first%20bishop%20of%20Manchester,%20N.H. |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.anselm.edu}}</ref>

=== Death and legacy ===
During a mass in early December 1903, Bradley collapsed at the altar. Denis Bradley died in Manchester of [[chronic gastritis]] on December 13, 1903, at age 57.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBEUAAAAIAAJ&dq=bishop+denis+bradley&pg=PA246 |title=The Holy Cross Purple |date=1903 |publisher=College of the Holy Cross |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1903-12-14 |title=DEATH OF BISHOP BRADLEY.; Head of the Diocese of New Hampshire Passes Away with His Priests Around Him. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1903/12/14/archives/death-of-bishop-bradley-head-of-the-diocese-of-new-hampshire-passes.html |access-date=2022-06-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Bradley House at Saint Anselm College was named after him.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Other Sources==
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*''Catholic News'' files (New York, December, 1903);
*''[[Catholic Directory]]'' (Milwaukee, 1904);
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*Reuss, ''Biog. Encyl. Of the Cath. Hierarchy'' (Milwaukee, 1898);
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*Gabriels, ''History of St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy'' (New York, 1906)


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*''Catholic News'' files (New York, December, 1903) at ''[[Catholic Directory]]'' (Milwaukee, WI: 1904)
==External links==
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* Reuss, ''Biog. Encyl. Of the Cath. Hierarchy'' (Milwaukee, WI: 1898)
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02727a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article]
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* Gabriels, ''History of St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy'' (New York: 1906)
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbradley.html ''Catholic Hierarchy'' page]


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Latest revision as of 16:03, 14 July 2024

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Denis Mary Bradley
Bishop of Manchester
SeeDiocese of Manchester
SuccessorJohn Bernard Delany
Orders
OrdinationJune 3, 1871
by Bernard John McQuaid
ConsecrationJune 11, 1884
by John Joseph Williams
Personal details
Born(1846-02-25)February 25, 1846
Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland
DiedDecember 13, 1903(1903-12-13) (aged 57)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (AB)
St. Joseph's Seminary

Denis Mary Bradley (February 25, 1846 – December 13, 1903) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire from 1884 until his death in 1903. Bradley was a co-founder of Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

Biography

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Early life

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Denis Bradley was born on February 25, 1846, in Castleisland, County Kerry in Ireland. When Bradley was eight years old, his father died. His mother immigrated with the family to the United States, settling in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bradley attended Park Street Grammar School and other Catholic schools in Manchester.

In 1863, Bradley entered the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to a contemporary account, Bradley was an introspective and serious student. He graduated from Holy Cross in June 1867. In September 1867, Bradley enrolled at St. Joseph's Seminary in Troy, New York.[1][2]

Priesthood

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Bradley was ordained a priest in Troy by Bishop Bernard McQuaid for the Diocese of Portland in Maine on June 3, 1871. At that time, this diocese included both Maine and New Hampshire.[3] After his ordination, Bradley was given a pastoral assignment to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Maine. He was eventually appointed as rector of the cathedral and chancellor of the diocese.

In 1879, Bradley took a six-month trip to Europe for health reasons.[4] After returning to Maine, he was still not able to keep up with all of his job responsibilities. In June 1880, Bishop James Healy moved Bradley to the less demanding position of pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Manchester, New Hampshire.[1][4]

Bishop of Manchester

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On April 18, 1884, Pope Leo XIII appointed Bradley as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Manchester. He was consecrated on June 11, 1884, by Archbishop John Williams at St. Joseph's Church in Manchester.[3] Bradley was the first graduate of St. Joseph's Seminary to be appointed bishop.

In the rural parts of New Hampshire, there were many scattered Catholics, and Bradley's first efforts were directed towards providing for them. He held the first synod of the diocese on October 24, 1886.[5]

At some point in the 1880s, Bradley contacted the Benedictine monks at Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, about creating a Catholic college in New Hampshire. Saint Anselm College opened in Goffstown, New Hampshire in 1889.[6]

Death and legacy

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During a mass in early December 1903, Bradley collapsed at the altar. Denis Bradley died in Manchester of chronic gastritis on December 13, 1903, at age 57.[3][7][8] Bradley House at Saint Anselm College was named after him.

References

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  1. ^ a b Willey, George Franklyn (1903). State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. New Hampshire Publishing Corporation.
  2. ^ Byrne, William (1899). Introductory [by] William Byrne. Archdiocese of Boston [by] W. A. Leahy. Diocese of Providence [by] Austin Dowling. Diocese of Portland [by] E. J. A. Young. Diocese of Manchester [by] J. E. Finen. Hurd & Everts Company.
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop Denis Mary Bradley [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1885). History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. J. W. Lewis & Company.
  5. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Denis Mary Bradley" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ "History & Mission | Saint Anselm College". www.anselm.edu. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ The Holy Cross Purple. College of the Holy Cross. 1903.
  8. ^ "DEATH OF BISHOP BRADLEY.; Head of the Diocese of New Hampshire Passes Away with His Priests Around Him". The New York Times. 14 December 1903. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

Other Sources

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  • Catholic News files (New York, December, 1903) at Catholic Directory (Milwaukee, WI: 1904)
  • Reuss, Biog. Encyl. Of the Cath. Hierarchy (Milwaukee, WI: 1898)
  • Gabriels, History of St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy (New York: 1906)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thomas F. Meehan (1913). "Denis Mary Bradley". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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