James Albert Duffy

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Bishop James Albert Duffy was the first bishop for the Diocese of Grand Island (formerly diocese of Kearney) in Nebraska.[1]

He was ordained on 27 May 1893, and appointed to the diocese on 25 January 1913.[2] He remained a bishop until 1931, after which he became Titular Bishop of Silandus.[3] He died on 12 February 1968.[4]

At the time of his death, Bishop Duffy was the senior Bishop in the United States in both age and years of consecration.[5]

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  1. ^   "Diocese of Kearney (Nebraska)". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
  2. ^   "Diocese of Kearney (Nebraska)". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
  3. ^ Bishop James Albert Duffy - catholic-hierarchy.org
  4. ^ Bishop James Albert Duffy - catholic-hierarchy.org
  5. ^ Obituary of Most Reverend James A. Duffy, Nebraska Register Friday, Feb. 16, 1968, reproduced on the website of the diocese of Grand Island
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