Tobias Mullen

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Tobias Mullen
Bishop of Erie
Tobias Mullen.jpg
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Erie
In officeMarch 3, 1868 August 10, 1899
Predecessor Joshua Maria Young
Successor John Edmund Fitzmaurice
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 1, 1844
by  Michael O'Connor
ConsecrationAugust 2,1868
by  Michael Domenec
Personal details
Born(1818-03-04)March 4, 1818
DiedApril 22, 1900(1900-04-22) (aged 82)
Erie, Pennsylvania, US
Alma mater Maynooth College

Tobias Mullen (March 4, 1818 April 22, 1900) was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania from 1868 to until his death in 1899.

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Biography

Early life

Tobias Mullen was born on March 4, 1818, in Urney, County Tyrone, in Ireland the youngest of the six sons of James and Mary (née Travers) Mullen. [1] He was educated at Castlefin school in Ulster and at Maynooth College in Maynooth, Ireland, where he studied theology and received minor orders. [2] In 1843, Mullen accepted an invitation from Bishop Michael O'Connor to immigrate to the United States and join the Diocese of Pittsburgh. [2]

Priesthood

After completing his theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop O'Connor on September 1, 1844. [3] He served for about two years as curate at the Cathedral of Pittsburgh, and was afterwards charged with the care of congregations at Johnstown and in Jefferson County. [1] He was transferred to the rectorship of St. Peter's Church at Allegheny in 1854, and served as vicar general of the Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1864 to 1868. [2]

Bishop of Erie

On March 3, 1868, Mullen was appointed the third Bishop of Erie by Pope Pius IX. [3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 2 from Bishop Michael Domenec, with Bishops James Frederick Wood and Louis Amadeus Rappe serving as co-consecrators. [3]

During his 31-year-long administration many priests were ordained, parishes established, churches and schools built, and conferences for the clergy held. [4] He also founded the weekly Lake Shore Visitor, an orphanage, and two hospitals. [4] His greatest accomplishment was the erection of St. Peter's Cathedral. [5] Originally dubbed as "Mullen's Folly", its cornerstone was laid in 1875 and it was later dedicated in 1893. [5] Mullen suffered a paralytic stroke on May 20, 1897. [5] He received John Fitzmaurice as his coadjutor bishop in 1898. [4]

Tobias Mullen remained in ill health until his death at on April 22, 1900, at age 82.

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References

  1. 1 2 Shea, John Gilmary (1886). The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States. New York: The Office of Catholic Publications.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, John Howard, ed. (1903). Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States. Vol. V. Boston: Federal Book Company of Boston.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bishop Tobias Mullen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[ self-published source ]
  4. 1 2 3 "Erie". Catholic Encyclopedia .
  5. 1 2 3 "1853-1900: Early History". Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie . Archived from the original on 4 December 2008.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Erie
1868–1899
Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Augustin Dontenwill
 TITULAR 
Bishop of Germanicopolis
1889–1900
Vacant
Title next held by
Joseph Maria Koudelka