About Arthur Joseph O'Neill
Lived 1917 – 2013 (aged 95). Arthur Joseph O'Neill was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Arthur Joseph O'Neill (December 14, 1917 – April 27, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rockford in Illinois from 1968 to 1994.
Biography
Early life Arthur O'Neill was born on December 14, 1917, in East Dubuque, Illinois, to Leslie and Clara Runde O'Neill. After attending the St. Mary Parish School, O'Neill entered Columbia Academy in Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1935, O'Neill began studying the classics at Columbia College in Dubuque. After two years, he traveled in 1937 to Baltimore, Maryland, to study philosophy and theology at St. Mary Seminary, finishing in 1943.
Bishop of Rockford Pope Paul VI appointed O'Neill as bishop of Rockford on August 19, 1968. He was consecrated a bishop at St. James Pro-Cathedral in Rockford, Illinois, by Archbishop Gerald Bergan on October 11, 1968.
Pope John Paul II accepted O'Neill's resignation as bishop of Rockford on April 19, 1994. O'Neill died on April 27, 2013, in Rockford at age 95.
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Catholic bishop (1917–2013)
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Arthur Joseph O'Neill was born on 14 December 1917 in East Dubuque.
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Arthur Joseph O'Neill died on 27 April 2013 in Rockford.
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Arthur Joseph O'Neill was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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