Michael Tierney (bishop)
| Most Rev. Michael Tierney | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hartford | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Hartford |
| In office | February 22, 1894—October 5, 1908 |
| Predecessor | Lawrence Stephen McMahon |
| Successor | John Joseph Nilan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 26, 1866 |
| Consecration | February 22, 1894 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 29, 1839 Ballylooby, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | October 5, 1908 (aged 69) Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
Michael Tierney (September 29, 1839 – October 5, 1908) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut from 1894 until his death in 1908.
Michael Tierney was born in Ballylooby, County Tipperary, to John and Judith (née Fitzgerald) Tierney. At age eleven he, his mother and his siblings, his father having died in the Famine, came to the United States, where they settled at South Norwalk, Connecticut. He studied at St. Thomas Seminary in Bardstown, Kentucky, and at St. Joseph's Seminary in Troy, New York. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1866.
Returning to Connecticut, Tierney was then named chancellor of the Diocese of Hartford and rector of the cathedral. He was then served as pastor of St. Mary of the Star Church in New London until 1872, when he was transferred to St. John's Church in Stamford. He became rector of St. Peter's Church at Hartford in 1877, and later pastor of St. Mary's Church at New Britain in 1883.
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