Guide to the Archbishop John T. McNicholas, O.P. Records

The second Dominican priest to lead the archdiocese of Cincinnati, Archbishop John T. McNicholas was born Timothy McNicholas in Kiltimagh in Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1877. Educated in Philadelphia, he entered the Dominican order at St. Rose Priory in Springfield, Ky., and was ordained to the priesthood...

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Created: Archdiocese of Cincinnati 1894-1968
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Summary:The second Dominican priest to lead the archdiocese of Cincinnati, Archbishop John T. McNicholas was born Timothy McNicholas in Kiltimagh in Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1877. Educated in Philadelphia, he entered the Dominican order at St. Rose Priory in Springfield, Ky., and was ordained to the priesthood in Somerset, Ohio, in 1901. He was named assistant to the master general of the Dominicans in Rome in 1917. A year later, he became bishop of Duluth. In 1925, he was appointed to lead Cincinnati. He died April 22, 1950, at his residence in College Hill.