John Edward Gunn
| The Most Reverend John Edward Gunn |
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| Bishop of Natchez | |
The coat of arms of Bishop Gunn as Bishop of Natchez (designed by P. de Chaignon la Rose)
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Natchez |
| In office | 29 August 1911 – 19 February 1924 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Heslin |
| Successor | Richard Oliver Gerow |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 February 1890 |
| Consecration | 29 August 1911 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 March 1863 Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 19 February 1924 (aged 60) Natchez, Mississippi, United States |
John Edward Gunn (15 March 1863 – 19 February 1924) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Natchez from 1911 until his death in 1924.
The oldest of eleven children, John Gunn was born in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, to Edward and Mary (née Grew) Gunn. From 1875 to 1880, he studied at St. Mary's College in Dundalk. He then attended the Marist House of Studies in Paignton, England (1880–1882) before furthering his studies in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University (1885–1890). While in Rome, he made his profession in the Society of Mary on 23 August 1884, and was ordained to the priesthood by Patriarch Iulius Lenti on 2 February 1890.
Gunn then taught at St. Mary's in Dundalk until 1892, when he became professor of moral theology at the Marist House of Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. In 1898 he was assigned to Atlanta, Georgia, where he served as pastor of the newly erected Sacred Heart Church. The parish was already in debt when he arrived, as evidenced by an entry he made in his ledger upon is arrival: "September 25, 1898. Cash on hand $0.00. Advanced by Father Gunn, $150." In February 1899 it was necessary for him to advance $360 more to meet current expenses. He there purchased an organ and 21 stained glass windows; installed confessionals, furnace, carpeting, and a choir and organ gallery; covered the two towers with copper; and added a second story to the rectory. During his pastorate at Sacred Heart, he also founded and served as the first president of the Marist College, and established a parochial school.
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