Term ended March 9, 1906 Ordination 8 April 1871 | Installed December 1, 1882 Denomination Roman Catholic Predecessor Michael Hannan | |
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Born May 4, 1843New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island ( 1843-05-04 ) Died 9 March 1906, Halifax, Canada Books The Supernatural in Nature Considered in the Light of Metaphysical Science | ||
Cornelius O'Brien (May 4, 1843 – March 9, 1906) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, archbishop, and author of 39 books.
Life
Born in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, the son of Terence O’Brien and Catherine O’Driscoll, O'Brien graduated from Urban College and in 1871 was ordained a priest.
In 1882, he was appointed Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He followed Michael Hannan in this position. He established a Catholic high school (1888) and Holy Heart Seminary (1896), both in Halifax and helped to found the French-language Collège Sainte Anne (1890) in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia.
In 1894 he delivered a eulogy for the Rt. Hon. Sir John Thompson, a former Premier of Nova Scotia and the first Catholic Prime Minister of Canada. From 1896 to 1897, he was president of the Royal Society of Canada.
He died in Halifax on 9 March 1906. He was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax.