Denis O'Connor (bishop)


Denis Thomas O'Connor

Archbishop of Toronto
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseToronto
Appointed7 January 1899
Retired4 May 1908
PredecessorJohn Walsh
SuccessorFergus McEvay
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)Bishop of London (1890-1899)
Personal details
Born(1841-02-26)26 February 1841
Died30 June 1911(1911-06-30) (aged 70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BuriedBasilian plot, Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byJohn Joseph Lynch
Date8 December 1863
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJohn Walsh
Co-consecrators
Date19 October 1890
PlaceLondon, Ontario
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Denis O'Connor as principal consecrator
Fergus Patrick McEvay1899

Denis Thomas O'Connor CSB (26 February 1841 – 30 June 1911) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church. The first member of the Congregation of St. Basil to become a bishop, he served as Bishop of London (1890-1899) and later as the first Canadian-born Archbishop of Toronto (1899-1908).