His Excellency, The Most Reverend Alfred James Jolson | |
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Bishop of Reykjavík | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Reykjavík |
In office | February 6, 1988 – March 21, 1994 |
Predecessor | Msgr. Hendrik H. Frehen S.M.M. |
Successor | Msgr. Joannes B.M. Gijsen |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 June 1958 |
Consecration | 6 February 1988 by John Joseph O'Connor |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridgeport, United States | June 18, 1928
Died | March 21, 1994 Pittsburgh, United States | (aged 65)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Boston College, Harvard Business School, Pontifical Gregorian University |
Alfred James Jolson, S.J., (June 18, 1928 – March 21, 1994), was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Reykjavík from 1988 until his death in 1994.[1]
After several years of teaching in various Jesuit educational institutions in the United States (including Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia), Italy, Zimbabwe (where he taught at St. George's College in Harare)[citation needed] and Iraq, Jolson was appointed to the Diocese of Reykjavík by Pope John Paul II in 1987. Jolson died suddenly in 1994.[2]