Nationality Canadian Died 4 February 1923 Appointed 25 June 1903 Ordination 29 June 1890 | Denomination Roman Catholic Alma mater Montreal Consecration 25 August 1904 | |
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Born January 4, 1860
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada ( 1860-01-04 ) Education St. Joseph's College, Memramcook | ||
Charles Joseph O'Reilly (January 4, 1860 – February 4, 1923) was a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Baker City, Oregon (1903–1918) and the third bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska (1918–1923).
Biography
He was born in St. John, New Brunswick, and received his education at St. Joseph's College, Memramcook, and the Grand Seminary, Montreal. He was ordained to the priesthood at Portland, Oregon, on June 29, 1890. He was then named to the mission of Oswego and Tegardville, and was made rector of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Portland, in February 1894.
On June 25, 1903, O'Reilly was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Baker City by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 25 from Archbishop Alexander Christie, with Bishops Alphonse Joseph Glorieux and Edward John O'Dea serving as co-consecrators.
He was named the third Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska on March 20, 1918.
O'Reilly died at age 63.