Michael Gallagher (bishop)


Michael James Gallagher
Bishop of Detroit
SeeDiocese of Detroit
In officeNovember 18, 1918 –
January 20, 1937
PredecessorJohn Samuel Foley
SuccessorEdward Aloysius Mooney
Other post(s)Bishop of Grand Rapids
1915 - 1918
Orders
OrdinationMarch 19, 1893
by Simon Aichner
ConsecrationSeptember 8, 1915
by Henry Richter
Personal details
BornNovember 18, 1866
DiedJanuary 20, 1937 (age 70)
Detroit, Michigan, US
DenominationCatholic Church
EducationMungret College
University of Innsbruck

Michael James Gallagher (November 16, 1866 – January 20, 1937) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1918 until his death in 1937. He also served as coadjutor bishop and bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1915 to 1918. Gallagher became known for his sponsorship and protection of Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic and profascist priest with a large radio audience in the United States.

Styles of
Michael James Gallagher
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable