George Joseph Donnelly
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. George Joseph Donnelly (April 23, 1889 – December 13, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Archdiocese of Leavenworth (1946 - 1947) and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (1947 - 1950).
Biography
Donnelly was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and studied at Kenrick Seminary before being ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1921. He was named chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 1929.
On March 19, 1940, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Coela by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 23 from Archbishop John J. Glennon, with Bishops Christian Herman Winkelmann and Paul Clarence Schulte serving as co-consecrators.
He was named the sixth Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas on November 9, 1946. The diocese was renamed as the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas May 10, 1947. He remained as bishop until his death at age 61.
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Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis 1940–1946 |
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| Preceded by | Titular Bishop of Coela 1940–1946 |
Succeeded by Cândido Bento Maria Penso |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Leavenworth 1946–1947 |
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| New title | Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas 1947–1950 |
Succeeded by Edward Joseph Hunkeler |
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- 1889 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from St. Louis, Missouri
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- Kenrick–Glennon Seminary alumni
- Roman Catholic bishops of Leavenworth
- Roman Catholic bishops of Kansas City in Kansas
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- Religious leaders from Missouri
