Cheyenne Daily Leader, December 16, 1901, p. 2:
…dispatch from Marshalltown, Iowa, that the Right Reverend T. M.
Lenihan died last night at the home of his brother, Rev. M. C.
Lenihan.…cause....heart disease aggravated by the high altitude at Cheyenne during his recent visit here. He had been Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming..…has countless friends among all classes here, who regret to learn of his death. Submitted by Clint Black, Member #47536687, September, 2012.
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Thomas Mathias Lenihan was a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1896–1901. He was an older brother of the first Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, Mathias Clement Lenihan.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, Lenihan was educated at St. Thomas College in Bardstown, Kentucky; St. Vincent's Seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, on November 19, 1868. He was involved in parish ministry while a priest in the diocese, which later became the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
On November 30, 1896, Pope Leo XIII named him the second bishop of Cheyenne. He was consecrated Bishop on February 24, 1897, by Archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque. The co-consecrators were Bishops Henry Cosgrove of Davenport, Iowa, and Thomas Bonacum of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Bishop Lenihan was a man of poor health which was made worse by Wyoming's high altitude and dryness. He was restricted in what he could accomplish and returned to Iowa where he died. He was the bishop of the diocese for 5 years, from 1896-1901.
Information from Wikipedia. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
…dispatch from Marshalltown, Iowa, that the Right Reverend T. M.
Lenihan died last night at the home of his brother, Rev. M. C.
Lenihan.…cause....heart disease aggravated by the high altitude at Cheyenne during his recent visit here. He had been Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming..…has countless friends among all classes here, who regret to learn of his death. Submitted by Clint Black, Member #47536687, September, 2012.
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Thomas Mathias Lenihan was a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1896–1901. He was an older brother of the first Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, Mathias Clement Lenihan.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, Lenihan was educated at St. Thomas College in Bardstown, Kentucky; St. Vincent's Seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, on November 19, 1868. He was involved in parish ministry while a priest in the diocese, which later became the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
On November 30, 1896, Pope Leo XIII named him the second bishop of Cheyenne. He was consecrated Bishop on February 24, 1897, by Archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque. The co-consecrators were Bishops Henry Cosgrove of Davenport, Iowa, and Thomas Bonacum of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Bishop Lenihan was a man of poor health which was made worse by Wyoming's high altitude and dryness. He was restricted in what he could accomplish and returned to Iowa where he died. He was the bishop of the diocese for 5 years, from 1896-1901.
Information from Wikipedia. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Cheyenne Daily Leader, December 16, 1901, p. 2:
…dispatch from Marshalltown, Iowa, that the Right Reverend T. M.
Lenihan died last night at the home of his brother, Rev. M. C.
Lenihan.…cause....heart disease aggravated by the high altitude at Cheyenne during his recent visit here. He had been Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming..…has countless friends among all classes here, who regret to learn of his death. Submitted by Clint Black, Member #47536687, September, 2012.
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Thomas Mathias Lenihan was a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1896–1901. He was an older brother of the first Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, Mathias Clement Lenihan.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, Lenihan was educated at St. Thomas College in Bardstown, Kentucky; St. Vincent's Seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, on November 19, 1868. He was involved in parish ministry while a priest in the diocese, which later became the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
On November 30, 1896, Pope Leo XIII named him the second bishop of Cheyenne. He was consecrated Bishop on February 24, 1897, by Archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque. The co-consecrators were Bishops Henry Cosgrove of Davenport, Iowa, and Thomas Bonacum of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Bishop Lenihan was a man of poor health which was made worse by Wyoming's high altitude and dryness. He was restricted in what he could accomplish and returned to Iowa where he died. He was the bishop of the diocese for 5 years, from 1896-1901.
Information from Wikipedia. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
…dispatch from Marshalltown, Iowa, that the Right Reverend T. M.
Lenihan died last night at the home of his brother, Rev. M. C.
Lenihan.…cause....heart disease aggravated by the high altitude at Cheyenne during his recent visit here. He had been Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming..…has countless friends among all classes here, who regret to learn of his death. Submitted by Clint Black, Member #47536687, September, 2012.
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Thomas Mathias Lenihan was a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1896–1901. He was an older brother of the first Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, Mathias Clement Lenihan.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, Lenihan was educated at St. Thomas College in Bardstown, Kentucky; St. Vincent's Seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, on November 19, 1868. He was involved in parish ministry while a priest in the diocese, which later became the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
On November 30, 1896, Pope Leo XIII named him the second bishop of Cheyenne. He was consecrated Bishop on February 24, 1897, by Archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque. The co-consecrators were Bishops Henry Cosgrove of Davenport, Iowa, and Thomas Bonacum of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Bishop Lenihan was a man of poor health which was made worse by Wyoming's high altitude and dryness. He was restricted in what he could accomplish and returned to Iowa where he died. He was the bishop of the diocese for 5 years, from 1896-1901.
Information from Wikipedia. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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