James J. Davis (Catholic bishop)
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Right Reverend James J. Davis |
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| Bishop of Davenport | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | October 7, 1904 (coadjutor) |
| In office | December 22, 1906 – December 2, 1926 |
| Predecessor | Henry Cosgrove |
| Successor | Henry Patrick Rohlman |
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| Ordination | June 17, 1878 by James Walshe |
| Consecration | November 30, 1904 by John Joseph Keane |
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November 7, 1852 Tinvaum, County Kilkenny, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | December 2, 1926 (aged 74) Davenport, Iowa, USA |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Milopotamus Coadjutor Bishop of Davenport |
James J. Davis (November 7, 1852 – December 2, 1926) was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in the state of Iowa from 1906 to 1926.
James Davis was born in Tinvaum, County Kilkenny, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to James and Margaret Davis. All of his siblings either entered a religious order or the priesthood. His eldest brother, Thomas, entered the Carmelites and became provincial in Ireland. Richard became a priest of the Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky. His three sisters also entered religious life. One of his sisters became the superior of Sacred Heart Convent at Sag Harbor, New York and another, Sr. Sebastian, was a member of the same order in France. A third sister, Sr. Constance, became the superior of the Immaculate Conception Academy at Newport, Kentucky.
Davis studied with the Carmelites at St. Carmel at Knocktopher, and studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick's Ecclesiastical College in Carlow. While he was in school he was recruited to serve in the Diocese of Dubuque by Bishop John Hennessy. He was ordained a priest on June 21, 1878 by Bishop James Walshe of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.
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