Anthony O'Regan
| The Right Reverend Anthony O'Regan |
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| Bishop-Emeritus of Chicago | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Chicago |
| In office | September 3, 1854 – June 25, 1858 |
| Predecessor | James Oliver Van de Velde, S.J. |
| Successor | James Duggan |
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| Ordination | November 19, 1858 |
| Consecration | July 25, 1854 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 27, 1809 Lavalleyroe, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | November 13, 1866 (aged 57) London, England |
| Alma mater | Maynooth College |
Anthony O'Regan (July 27, 1809 – November 13, 1866) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Chicago in the United States from 1854 to 1858.
Anthony O'Regan was born in Lavalleyroe, County Mayo, and studied at Maynooth College. Following his ordination to the priesthood on November 29, 1834, he was appointed by Archbishop John MacHale to be professor of Scripture, Hebrew and dogmatic theology at St. Jarlath's College, where he later served as President from 1844 to 1849. He accepted an invitation from Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick in 1849 to head the newly established theological seminary at Cardondelet, on the outskirts of St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States.
On December 9, 1853, O'Regan was appointed the third Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, by Pope Pius IX. He initially refused the appointment, feeling that his quiet scholarly background made him unsuitable for such an office, but accepted after the Holy See sent him a mandate in June 1854. He received his episcopal consecration on July 25, 1854 from Archbishop Kenrick, with Bishops James Oliver Van de Velde, S.J., and John Henni serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Louis. After a severe spell of nervous debility, he finally reached Chicago and was solemnly installed as Bishop on the following September 3. He soon began construction on a new episcopal residence, completed in 1856 but later destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
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