Joseph A. Burke | |
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Bishop of Buffalo | |
In office | 1952-1962 |
Orders | |
Ordination | August 3, 1912 by Bishop Charles H. Colton |
Consecration | June 29, 1944 by Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
Personal details | |
Born |
Buffalo, New York |
August 27, 1886
Died | October 17, 1962 Rome |
(aged 76)
Buried | Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Joseph S. and Amelia (née Howard) Burke |
Education | Canisius High School |
Alma mater | Canisius College |
Motto | Let Your Will Be Done |
Joseph Aloysius Burke (August 27, 1886 – October 16, 1962) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York from 1952 until his death in 1962.
Joseph Burke was born in Buffalo, New York, to Joseph S. and Amelia (née Howard) Burke. The son of a boilermaker, he wanted to enter the priesthood since the age of six. He attended Canisius High School and Canisius College, both in his native city. He made his theological studies at the University of Innsbruck in Austria.
Returning to Buffalo, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Charles H. Colton on August 3, 1912. During World War I, he served as an Army chaplain with the 91st Division on the Belgian front. He served as a curate and pastor in the Diocese of Buffalo, and as a teacher at Mount Carmel Guild and at D'Youville College.
On April 20, 1943, Burke was appointed titular bishop of Vita and the first auxiliary bishop of Buffalo by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Archbishop Thomas Walsh and Bishop Edmund Gibbons serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his episcopal motto, "Let Your Will Be Done". Following the death of Bishop John A. Duffy in September 1944, he served as apostolic administrator of the diocese until the appointment of Bishop John Francis O'Hara in March 1945.