Name William Turner Role Bishop of Buffalo | Died July 10, 1936 | |
Books History of philosophy, Lessons in Logic Education Royal University of Ireland, Mungret College | ||
William Turner (April 8, 1871—July 10, 1936) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York from 1919 to 1936.
Biography
William Turner was born at Kilmallock, Ireland. He received his education at Mungret College in Limerick, at the Royal University of Ireland, and at the Propaganda College in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood on August 13, 1893. The following year he began his career as a professor at St. Paul's Seminary. He later became professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America.
On March 10, 1919, Turner was appointed the sixth Bishop of Buffalo, New York by Pope Benedict XV. He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 30 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops Denis J. O'Connell and Michael Joseph Curley serving as co-consecrators.
Bishop Turner began Catholic Charities in 1924, and established more than 30 new parishes during his administration. He died at age 65.