Duane Garrison Hunt

Duane Garrison Hunt (September 19, 1884—March 31, 1960) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake in Utah from 1937 until his death in 1960.

Biography Early life and education Raised in a Methodist family, Duane Hunt was born on September 19, 1884, in Reynolds, Nebraska, to Andrew Dixon and Lodema Esther (née Garrison) Hunt. He attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907. Shortly after his graduation from the University of Chicago, he moved to Salt Lake City, where he served as a faculty member of the speech department at the University of Utah from 1913 to 1916. Hunt resigned from his teaching post in order to study for the priesthood.

In 1951, Pope Pius XII renamed the Diocese of Salt Lake as the Diocese of Salt Lake City.

Death and legacy Hunt died from a heart ailment on March 31, 1960, at age 75 McKay attended his funeral.