1. Thomas-Louis Connolly was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church.
16 Facts About Thomas-Louis Connolly
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Thomas-Louis Connolly's father died when he was young, and he and his younger sister were raised by their mother.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly became a novice in the Order of Capuchins.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly was ordained as a priest in 1838 in Lyons, France.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly returned to Ireland, where he served as a prison chaplain in Dublin.
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When fellow Capuchin, Father William Walsh, was appointed bishop of Halifax in 1842, Father Thomas-Louis Connolly accompanied him to Nova Scotia as his secretary.
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In 1852 Father Thomas-Louis Connolly was appointed bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick.
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In 1853, Bishop Thomas-Louis Connolly organized the construction of a cathedral for the city.
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Bishop Thomas-Louis Connolly oversaw the opening of a Catholic orphanage run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly previously contacted the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in New York to staff a planned orphanage.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly was advised that while the community could not then send any sisters, they were willing to train any young women he might send to them.
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In 1859, Bishop Thomas-Louis Connolly was named as Archbishop Walsh's successor.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly's nomination was strongly supported by both Archbishop Paul Cullen of Dublin and Archbishop John Hughes of New York.
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In May 1860, Archbishop Thomas-Louis Connolly, had his name inscribed on the roll of the Halifax Rifles Company, which was part of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly believed strongly that the Irish in Canada fared better than those in the United States.
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Thomas-Louis Connolly died in Halifax on 27 July 1876 at age 62.