Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher
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| Born | February 19, 1846 |
| Died | January 21, 1918 (aged 71) |
Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher (February 19, 1846 – January 21, 1918) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Galveston from 1892 until his death in 1918.
One of eleven children, Nicolaus Gallagher was born in Temperanceville, Belmont County, Ohio, to John and Mary Ann (née Brinton) Gallagher. At age 10 was placed under the care of the pastor of Coshocton, who tutored him in English, grammar, Latin, and Greek for six years. In 1862 he entered Mount St. Mary's of the West Seminary at Cincinnati, where he studied philosophy and theology. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Sylvester Horton Rosecrans on December 25, 1868.
Gallagher then served as curate at St. Patrick's Church in Columbus until 1871, when he became president of St. Aloysius Seminary. He returned to St. Patrick's as pastor in 1876, and became administrator of the Diocese of Columbus in 1878. In 1880 he was named vicar general of the diocese. Upon the retirement of Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis, he became administrator of the Diocese of Galveston, Texas, in 1881.
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