John Tuigg [SEP] position held
John Tuigg
John Tuigg (February 19, 1820, Donoughmore, Ireland – December 7, 1889, Altoona, Pennsylvania) was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Biography.
Tuigg was born in 1820 in Donoughmore, Ireland, and educated at All Hallows College in Drumcondra. In 1849, when Michael O'Connor—the bishop of Pittsburgh at the time—traveled to Dublin, calling for volunteers for missionary work in America, young Tuigg was the first to respond. He reached Pittsburgh
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Pastors.
The pastors of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament:
- Rev. John Tuigg, 1853–76
- Rev. John Walsh, 1876–80
- Rev. Thomas Ryan, 1880–83
- Most Rev. John Tuigg, 1883–89
- Administrators: Rev. Nicholas O'Reilly and Rev. Thomas Smith
- Rev. Edward Bush, 1890–94
- Rev. Morgan Sheedy, 1894–1939 (named first Rector in 1901
- Rev. Msgr. Ildephonse Denny, 1939–72
- Rev. Msgr. Thomas Madden, PA, 1972–87
- Rev. Msgr.