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Joseph A. Burke

Joseph A. Burke
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 (1886-08-27)August 27, 1886
Buffalo, New York
Died October 17, 1962(1962-10-17) (aged 76)
Rome
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.


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