Patrick Manogue

Patrick Manogue (May 28, 1831 – February 27, 1895) was a miner '49er,[1] pioneer priest and the founding Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, California.[2]

Bishop Patrick Manogue seated with a breviary in traditional choir dress, cassock and rochet c. 1885 - 1887.
Styles of
Patrick Manogue
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Early life

Patrick Manogue was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1831. Emigrating to the United States, he left college to support his siblings. Manogue ventured out to Moore's Flat, California, where he prospected for gold.[1] One of his fellow "ordinary miners",[1] John Mackay, the grandfather of Ellin Mackay, wife of Irving Berlin, would spearhead the building of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament starting in 1887.[1]

After four years of prospecting, Manogue earned enough to pay his tuition at Saint Sulpice Seminary, Paris.[1] The Archdiocese of San Francisco's Archbishop, Joseph Alemany, recommended the "gold miner"[3] novice. Manogue admired its cathedral, which would become the model for his future diocese, and was ordained a priest on December 21, 1861.[4]

Pastoral appointments
Father Patrick Manogue, a pioneering priest to California and Nevada.

Manogue was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1861.[5] Bishop Eugene O'Connell was instrumental in choosing then Father Manogue to start a ministry in the Nevada Territory.[6] Along with O'Connell, Manogue encouraged the Daughters of Charity to help populate pioneer churches in Nevada.[7] Manogue returned to Nevada and built the "first St. Mary's in the Mountains" in 1862.[8] O'Connell felt that a former miner was best suited for a ministry to the growing Nevada mining community.[9]

Episcopal appointments

Diocese of Grass Valley

On July 27, 1880, Bishop Manogue was appointed as coadjutor bishop of the Grass Valley Diocese.[5] Manogue was consecrated bishop on January 16, 1881 by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill.[10] His principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Francisco Mora y Borrell[11] and Bishop O'Connell.

In 1884, Manogue left Virginia City, Nevada, to replace O'Connell.[6] On February 29, 1884, Manogue succeeded O'Connell as the second and last diocesan bishop of Grass Valley.[12] Manogue served two years as its final diocesan bishop.[5]

Diocese of Sacramento

On May 28, 1886, the Grass Valley Diocese was suppressed[13] when the Diocese of Sacramento was erected.[14] Manogue became its founding bishop and in effect the second bishop of the Sacramento diocese.[5][15][14] The new diocese needed a cathedral and with help of Mackay and other influential miners,[1] Manogue built his cathedral on land donated by the first governor of California, Peter Burnett.[1]

On June 29, 1887, Manogue was one of the principal Co-Consecrators of Bishop Lawrence Scanlan.[16]

Final years

Manogue died in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament rectory on February 27, 1895.[17]

Legacy

Bishop Manogue Assembly 50, Knights of Columbus, was named in honor of this bishop.[18] Because of his pioneering work in Nevada, Bishop Manogue High School in Reno was dedicated in his name.[19] Bishop Manogue High School, a former female school in the Sacramento Diocese, was named for this Bishop.[20] This school was merged with Christian Brothers High School which hosted a "Bishop Manogue Derby Day" celebrating the Kentucky Derby at the second annual Bishop Manogue H.S. reunion on May 1, 2010.[20]

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Eugene O'Connell		 Diocese of Grass Valley
February 29, 1884–May 26, 1886		 Succeeded by
Last Diocesan Bishop
Preceded by
Founding Bishop		 Diocese of Sacramento
May 26, 1886–February 27, 1895		 Succeeded by
Thomas Grace

Sources

References
  1. "1881-1895 — Bishop Manogue First Bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Sacramento". Diocese of Sacramento. 2010. Archived from the original on 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. The Forgotten Diocese and the Spurned CathedralRetrieved 2010-05-01. Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ""God's Geese: Daughters of Charity from San Francisco to Virginia City"". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Patrick Manogue [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  5. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Patrick Manogue [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  6. "Patrick Manogue | ONE". www.onlinenevada.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  7. "God's Geese: Daughters of Charity from San Francisco to Virginia City Retrieved 2010-05-01". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  8. "Renovations for church in Virginia City". Tahoedailytribune.com. March 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  9. Julie Rose (February 8, 2007). "Patrick Manogue". Onlinenevada.org. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  10. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  11. Archbishop Francisco Mora y Borrell † Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  12. Cheney, David M. "Grass Valley (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  13. Diocese of Grass Valley Dioecesis Vallispratensis Retrieved: 2010-05-01.
  14. Cheney, David M. "Sacramento (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  15. "Lineage of Bishops Retrieved: 2010-05-01". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  16. "Bishop Lawrence Scanlan †". Catholic-hierarchy.org. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  17. "Ibid. Retrieved: 2010-05-01". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  18. "Welcome to Bishop Manogue Assembly". CWnet.com/. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  19. "The History of Bishop Manogue Catholic High School". Bishopmanogue.org. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  20. "Bishop Manogue's Derby Day, May 1, 2010". Christian Brothers High School. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
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