The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Dalhoff, Right Rev. Theodore
Dalhoff, Right Rev. Theodore, D.D., 2nd Catholic Arocbishop, Bambay; b. in Westphalia, 1837; entered the Society of Jesus, 1859; arrived in India, 1866; ordained priest, 1868; held several posts of Superiorship at Bandora, St. Xavier’s College. Bombay, and St. Vincent’s High School, Poona; adminsterd the diocese as Vicar General, on the death of Archbishop Poster; Archbishop of Bombay, 1891; consecrated in Bombay Cathedral, 1892; visited Europe, 1891, and 1895; built the Church of the Holy Name, Bombay with Arch-episcopal Residence and Convent School attached; is proprietor of the Bombay Catholic Examiner (now called the Examiner) a weekly religious paper of wide circulation, now in its 55th year. Address: Bombay, India.