Thomas Bonacum

Thomas Bonacum (29 January 1847 – 4 February 1911) was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.[1][2] He was the rector of the Church of the Holy Name in St. Louis, Missouri.

Thomas Bonacum
Bishop of Lincoln
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Lincoln
In office1887 — 1911
Predecessornone
SuccessorJohn Henry Tihen
Orders
Ordination18 June 1870
Personal details
Born29 January 1847
Thurles, Ireland
Died4 February 1911(1911-02-04) (aged 64)
Nebraska, United States

Biography

Bonacum was born near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland and emigrated to the United States when he was a child, settling at St. Louis, Missouri. He studied at St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and at the University of Würzburg, Bavaria, after which he was ordained priest at St. Louis, 18 June 1870.

He attended the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore as theologian for Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick, and was named by the bishops as the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville proposed for Southern Illinois. The Congregation of Propaganda did not immediately act, and Bonacum was appointed to the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bonacum was consecrated bishop on 30 November 1887, and took formal possession of the see on 21 December 1888.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lincoln (1)". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

  1. Cheney, David M. (10 February 2010). "Bishop Thomas Bonacum". Catholic-Hierarchy.com. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lincoln (1)" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
none
(diocese erected)		 Bishop of Lincoln
1887–1911		 Succeeded by
John Henry Tihen
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