James Whelan (bishop)
| Right Rev. James Whelan, O.P. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Nashville | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Nashville |
| In office | February 21, 1860 – February 12, 1864 |
| Predecessor | Richard Pius Miles, O.P. |
| Successor | Patrick Feehan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 2, 1846 |
| Consecration | May 8, 1859 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 8, 1823 Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | February 18, 1878 (aged 54) Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Nashville (1859–1860) |
James Whelan, O.P. (December 8, 1823 – February 18, 1878) was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Nashville (1860–1864).
Whelan was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and moved with his parents to the United States at age 10 or 12, settling in New York. He joined the Dominican Order in 1839 at the novitiate in Springfield, Kentucky, and made his profession in 1842. After studying philosophy and theology at the Dominican convent at Somerset, Ohio, he was ordained a priest by Bishop John Baptist Purcell on August 2, 1846. He then worked as a missionary before serving as president of St. Joseph's College in Somerset from 1852 until 1854, when he became provincial superior of St. Joseph's Province (which included all the United States except the Pacific Coast).
On April 15, 1859, Whelan was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, and Titular Bishop of Marcopolis by Pope Pius IX. He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 8 from Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick, with Bishops John Baptiste Miège, S.J., and Henry Damian Juncker serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Louis. He succeeded Richard Pius Miles, O.P., as Bishop of Nashville upon the latter's death on February 21, 1860. He enlarged the cathedral and established an academy, boarding school, and orphanage.
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