About Thomas Anthony Welch
Lived 1884 – 1959 (aged 74). Thomas Anthony Welch was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Thomas Anthony Welch (November 2, 1884 – September 9, 1959) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Duluth in Minnesota from 1926 until his death in 1959.
Biography
Early life Thomas Welch was born on November 2, 1884, in Faribault, Minnesota, to Thomas J. and Ellen (née Deasy) Welch. He studied at College of St. Thomas and St. Paul Seminary, both in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Welch served as secretary to Archbishop John Ireland (1909–1918) and to his successor, Archbishop Austin Dowling (1919–1922).
Thomas Welch died in Duluth on September 8, 1959, at age 74.
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Thomas Anthony Welch was born on 2 November 1884 in Faribault.
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Thomas Anthony Welch died on 9 September 1959 in Duluth.
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