Joseph John Rice
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The Most Reverend Joseph John Rice |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Burlington | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Burlington |
| In office | April 14, 1910—April 1, 1938 |
| Predecessor | John Stephen Michaud |
| Successor | Matthew Francis Brady |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 29, 1894 |
| Consecration | April 14, 1910 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 6, 1871 Leicester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | April 1, 1938 (aged 66) Burlington, Vermont, United States |
| Nationality | American |
Joseph John Rice (December 6, 1871—April 1, 1938) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Burlington from 1910 until his death in 1938.
Joseph Rice was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, to Henry and Catherine (née Donnelly) Rice. After graduating from Leicester Academy in 1888, he then studied at Holy Cross College in Worcester (1888–1891) and at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Canada (1891–1894). Returning to Massachusetts, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas Beaven on September 29, 1894. He earned a Doctor of Divinity from the College of the Propaganda at Rome in 1896.
Following his return to the United States, Rice was assigned to Portland, Maine, where he did missionary work among the Native Americans. He then did pastoral work in Fitchburg, Pittsfield, and Oxford, Massachusetts. He served as professor of philosophy at St. John's Seminary in Brighton until 1903, when he was named pastor of St. Peter's Church in Northbridge.
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