Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/O'Gorman, Thomas

O'GORMAN, THOMAS, an American clergyman; born in Boston, Mass., May 1, 1843; was educated in the United States and France; received the degree of D.D. directly from Pope Leo XIII. in 1893; and was consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Sioux Falls, April 19, 1896. He held pastorates at Rochester, Minn. (1867-1878); at Faribault, Minn. (1882-1885); was first president of the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.; and professor at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. He wrote, “A History of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.” In 1902 was appointed by President Roosevelt a member of the Commission to the Vatican to discuss Philippine religious questions.