James Ryan (bishop)

James Ryan (June 17, 1848 – July 2, 1923) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Alton from 1888 until his death in 1923.

Biography

James Ryan was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, and came to the United States with his parents at age seven, settling in Louisville, Kentucky.^[1] He studied at St. Thomas' and St. Joseph's Colleges in Bardstown, and Preston Park Seminary in Louisville.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on December 24, 1871.^[2] He afterwards spent a few years as a missionary and teacher before accompanying John Lancaster Spalding to the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, in 1877.^[1] After serving at Wataga and Danville, he was named rector of St. Columba's Church at Ottawa in 1881.^[1]

On February 28, 1888, Ryan was appointed the third Bishop of Alton by Pope Leo XIII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 1 from Bishop Spalding, with Bishops William George McCloskey and John Janssen serving as co-consecrators.^[2] During his 35-year-long tenure, he established forty new churches and six hospitals, and increased the number of Catholics from 70,000 to over 87,000.^[3] He held the first diocesan synod in February 1889.^[1] He began raising funds for a new orphanage in 1919 but died before it was completed.^[3]

Ryan died at age 75.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Peter Joseph Baltes	Bishop of Alton 1888—1923	Succeeded by James Aloysius Griffin

Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Bishops	Bishops of Alton Henry Damian Juncker Peter Joseph Baltes James Ryan Bishops of Springfield in Illinois James Aloysius Griffin William Aloysius O'Connor Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Daniel L. Ryan George Joseph Lucas Thomas J. Paprocki

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Education	Higher Education Benedictine University at Springfield Quincy University High Schools Marquette Catholic High School, Alton St. Teresa High School, Decatur St. Anthony High School, Effingham Routt Catholic High School, Jacksonville Father McGivney Catholic High School, Maryville Quincy Notre Dame High School, Quincy Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield Ursuline Academy, Springfield

Priests	John Janssen John Baptist Franz Victor Hermann Balke Kevin Vann Carl A. Kemme

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Diocese of Peoria

Bishops	Ordinaries John Lancaster Spalding Edmund Michael Dunne Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman William Edward Cousins John Baptist Franz Edward William O'Rourke John J. Myers Daniel R. Jenky Auxiliary Peter Joseph O'Reilly

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria Parishes Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington Shrine Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine

Education	Newman Centers St. John's Catholic Newman Center, Champaign High Schools Alleman High School, Rock Island Central Catholic High School, Bloomington Marquette High School, Ottawa Notre Dame High School, Peoria St. Bede Academy, Peru St. Thomas More High School, Champaign Schlarman Academy, Danville Former High Schools Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute, Peoria Bergan High School, Peoria Villa de Chantal, Rock Island

Priests	Gerald Thomas Bergan James Ryan John George Alleman Fulton J. Sheen

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Archdiocese of Louisville

Ordinaries	Bishops Benedict Joseph Flaget John Baptist Mary David Benedict Joseph Flaget Martin John Spalding Peter Joseph Lavialle William George McCloskey Denis O'Donaghue John Alexander Floersh Archbishops John Alexander Floersh Thomas Joseph McDonough Thomas Cajetan Kelly Joseph Edward Kurtz Affiliated bishops Guy Ignatius Chabrat Michael Heiss Charles Garrett Maloney John McGill James Ryan John Lancaster Spalding James Kendrick Williams

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville Parishes:

Education	High schools (boys) St. Francis DeSales High School, Louisville St. Xavier High School, Louisville Trinity High School, St. Matthews High schools (girls) Assumption High School, Louisville Mercy Academy, Louisville Presentation Academy, Louisville Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville High schools, coeducational Bethlehem High School, Bardstown Holy Cross High School, Louisville Special needs school Pitt Academy, Louisville

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