Peter J Muldoon was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
22 Facts About Peter Muldoon
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Peter Muldoon served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Rockford in Illinois from 1908 until his death in 1927.
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Peter Muldoon previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1901 to 1908.
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Peter Muldoon was born on October 10,1863, in Columbia, California, to Irish immigrants John and Catherine Muldoon.
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Peter Muldoon was the oldest child in a family of five children.
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Peter Muldoon attended public schools in Stockton, California, then in 1877 entered St Mary's College in St Mary, Kentucky, where his uncle, the Reverend John Coughlin, was a faculty member.
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In 1881, Peter Muldoon enrolled at St Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.
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When John Coughlin was transferred to the Archdiocese of Chicago, Peter Muldoon applied to be incardinated there.
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Peter Muldoon was ordained a priest by Bishop John Loughlin for the Archdiocese of Chicago on December 18,1886.
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Peter Muldoon spent the next 13 years as pastor of St Charles Borromeo Parish in Chicago.
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Peter Muldoon was consecrated on July 25,1901, by Cardinal Sebastiano Martinelli at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
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Peter Muldoon's appointment raised jealously among many local priests and German priests resentful of Irish clergy.
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Peter Muldoon would visit the Union Stock Yards, the meat packing district in Chicago.
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When Feehan died on July 12,1902, Peter Muldoon was named as archdiocesan administrator.
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Peter Muldoon later told a friend that he was worried his enemies in the archdiocese might assault him due to his appointment.
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Peter Muldoon preferred to stay in Rockford, but was ready to accept the appointment.
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Peter Muldoon was appointed Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles in 1917.
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Peter Muldoon was later appointed as chair of the National Catholic War Council.
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Peter Muldoon worked for the establishment of recreational facilities for soldiers in bases throughout the country.
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Peter Muldoon assisted and coordinated with Protestant and secular agencies that were helping soldiers.
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In 1919, after the end of the war, Peter Muldoon persuaded Cardinal James Gibbons to propose to the Vatican the creation of National Catholic Welfare Council, a peacetime organization that was comparable to the National Catholic War Council.
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Peter Muldoon died in Rockford on October 8,1927, after a long illness.