Thomas Walsh (archbishop of Newark)
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Thomas Joseph Walsh Jr. (December 6, 1873 ā June 6, 1952) was a prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first archbishop of the new Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1938 until his death in 1952.
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Thomas Joseph Walsh Jr. | |
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Archbishop of Newark | |
Church | Catholic |
See | Archdiocese of Newark |
Successor | Thomas Aloysius Boland |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Trenton 1918 to 1928 Bishop of Newark 1928 to 1938 |
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Ordination | January 27, 1900 by James Edward Quigley |
Consecration | July 25, 1918 by Giovanni Bonzano |
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Born | (1873-12-06)December 6, 1873 Parker's Landing, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | June 6, 1952(1952-06-06) (aged 78) |
Education | St. Bonaventure College Pontifical Athenaeum S. Apollinare |
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Walsh previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Newark from 1928 to 1938 and as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey from 1918 to 1928.