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Born
  
September 10, 1823 (
1823-09-10
)

Died
  
27 May 1890, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

James O'Connor, D.D. (September 10, 1823 – May 27, 1890) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

Biography

Born in Queenstown, Ireland, he went to America at the age of fifteen. He was educated at St. Charles's Seminary, Philadelphia, and in the Propaganda College, Rome where he was ordained a priest in 1848.

In 1885, the Diocese of Omaha was created, and Bishop O'Connor was appointed its first bishop. Bishop O'Connor died on May 27, 1890.

References

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