Alden John Bell
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The Most Reverend Alden J. Bell, DD |
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| Bishop of Sacramento | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Sacramento |
| In office | March 30, 1962—July 11, 1979 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Thomas McGucken |
| Successor | Francis Anthony Quinn |
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| Ordination | May 14, 1932 |
| Consecration | June 4, 1956 |
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July 11, 1904 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 28, 1982 (aged 78) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (1956-1962) |
| Ordination history of Alden John Bell | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | James Francis McIntyre |
| Date of consecration | June 4, 1956 |
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Bishops consecrated by Alden John Bell as principal consecrator
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| John Stephen Cummins | May 16, 1974 |
Alden John Bell (July 11, 1904 – August 28, 1982) was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in the state of California from 1962-1979. Bell survived being stabbed several times in his own office by a knife-wielding assailant.
Alden John Bell was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He completed his undergraduate education at Saint Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California and his graduate studies at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
While at this seminary in 1927, Bell was one of three pastoral interns who were assigned to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Altadena, California. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego on May 14, 1932. In 1935, Father Bell persuaded the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus to teach at the Sacred Heart Mission.
On April 11, 1956, Bell was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles and Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 4 in St. Vibiana's Cathedral from Cardinal James Francis McIntyre, with Bishops Joseph Thomas McGucken and Timothy Manning serving as co-consecrators.
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