William Mark Duke

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Installed 1928 Denomination Roman Catholic Ordination 1903 Term ended 1964 Name William Duke Consecration 1928		Birth name William Mark Duke Successor Martin Michael Johnson Province British Columbia Nationality Canadian Predecessor Timothy Casey
Diocese Archdiocese of Vancouver Born October 7, 1879 St. John, New Brunswick, Canada ( 1879-10-07 ) Died August 31, 1971, Vancouver, Canada

William Mark Duke (October 7, 1879 – August 31, 1971) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Vancouver from 1931 to 1964.

Biography

Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, on October 7, 1879.

Ordination

William Duke was ordained to the priesthood at age 23 on June 29, 1903.

Consecration

He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver and Titular Bishop of Phasis by Pope Pius XI on August 10, 1928. He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 18 from Archbishop Timothy Casey. Duke later succeeded the late Archbishop Casey as full Archbishop of Vancouver on October 5, 1931.

Legacy

He founded St. Mark's College, a Catholic Theological College in affiliation with the University of British Columbia.

He helped found Notre Dame Regional Secondary School, a Catholic high school for Vancouver (eastside) & Burnaby.

He helped found St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School, a Catholic high school for North Vancouver.

Helped found St. Vincent's Hospital, Vancouver which was administered by the Sisters of Charity. The hospital provided Catholic health care on August 12, 1939. The Hospital was closed on March 1, 2003.

He founded The B.C. Catholic newspaper, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Service to God

Priest for 68 years

Bishop for 43 years

References

William Mark Duke Wikipedia

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