Charles Joseph O'Reilly

Charles Joseph O'Reilly (January 4, 1860 – February 4, 1923) was a Canadian-born prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Baker City, Oregon (1903–1918) and the third bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska (1918–1923).

Charles Joseph O'Reilly
Bishop of Baker City
Charles Joseph O'Reilly
Appointed	June 25, 1903
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1890
Consecration	August 25, 1904
Personal details
Born	January 4, 1860 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	February 4, 1923 (aged 63)
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	St. Joseph's College, Memramcook
Alma mater	Grand Seminary, Montreal

Bishop Charles J. O'Reilly visiting Umatilla Indian reservation, June 1907

Biography

He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, and received his education at St. Joseph's College, Memramcook, and the Grand Seminary, Montreal.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood at Portland, Oregon, on June 29, 1890.[2] He was then named to the mission of Oswego and Tegardville, and was made rector of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Portland, in February 1894.[3]

On June 25, 1903, O'Reilly was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Baker City by Pope Leo XIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 25 from Archbishop Alexander Christie, with Bishops Alphonse Joseph Glorieux and Edward John O'Dea serving as co-consecrators.[2]

He was named the third Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska on March 20, 1918.[2] For several years he edited the Catholic Sentinel.[4]

O'Reilly died at age 63.

References

1. McDonnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America.
2. "Bishop Charles Joseph O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
3. "Diocese of Baker City". Catholic Encyclopedia.
4. "O'Reilly, Charles J." . Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.