James Thomas O'Dowd [SEP] position held
James Thomas O'Dowd
James Thomas O'Dowd (August 4, 1907 – February 4, 1950) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1948 to 1950.
Biography.
Born in San Francisco, California, James O'Dowd was ordained a priest on June 4, 1932. On May 22, 1948 Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of "Cea" and Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco. He was consecrated a bishop
ascetic in habits, a defender of the despised Chinese, he was nevertheless respected in the labour movement. Bernard O'Dowd supported his appointment as editor of the labour journal "Tocsin" in 1902, a position he held for a few months before his health collapsed and he was hospitalized and shortly died of tuberculosis. He was then 37.
External links.
- link "J.A. Andrews a brief biography" by Bob James
- link "Australian National Dictionary of Biography" entry