Gerald Thomas Bergan
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The Most Reverend Gerald Thomas Bergan |
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| Archbishop of Omaha | |
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| See | Omaha |
| Installed | February 7, 1948 |
| Term ended | June 11, 1969 |
| Predecessor | James Hugh Ryan |
| Successor | Daniel E. Sheehan |
| Other posts | Bishop of Des Moines (1934-48) |
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| Ordination | October 28, 1915 |
| Consecration | June 13, 1934 |
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January 6, 1892 Peoria, Illinois |
| Died | July 12, 1972 (aged 80) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ordination history of Gerald Thomas Bergan | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | George Mundelein |
| Date of consecration | June 13, 1934 |
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Bishops consecrated by Gerald Thomas Bergan as principal consecrator
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| John Joseph Boylan | February 17, 1943 |
| John Linus Paschang | October 9, 1951 |
| Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.Ss.R. | January 2, 1963 |
| Daniel E. Sheehan | March 19, 1964 |
Gerald Thomas Bergan (January 26, 1892 – July 12, 1972) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Des Moines (1934–48) and Archbishop of Omaha (1948-69).
Gerald Bergan was born in Peoria, Illinois, to William and Mary (née O'Connell) Bergan. After graduating from Spalding Institute in his native city, he attended St. Viator College in Bourbonnais, where he excelled in athletics. He continued his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood on October 28, 1915. Upon his return to the United States, he served as chancellor and vicar general of the Diocese of Peoria, and rector of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.
On March 24, 1934, Bergan was appointed the third Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 13 from Cardinal George Mundelein, with Bishops Joseph Schlarman and Henry Rohlman serving as co-consecrators. He established a diocesan newspaper called The Messenger. At the eighth National Eucharistic Congress in 1941, he spoke on labor-management relations, asserting that the employer must permit workers to engage in collective bargaining. He also called for a single union for both labor and capital, and suggested that long-serving employees should have a share in the management of an enterprise.
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