William Patrick O'Connor | |
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Bishop of Madison | |
See | Diocese of Madison |
Appointed | February 22, 1946 |
Installed | March 12, 1946 |
Term ended | February 18, 1967 |
Successor | Cletus F. O'Donnell |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Superior (1942–1946) |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 10, 1912 by Joseph Maria Koudelka |
Consecration | March 7, 1942 by Moses E. Kiley, Aloisius Joseph Muench, and Vincent James Ryan |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | July 13, 1973 Madison, Wisconsin, US | (aged 86)
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Education | St. Francis Seminary Marquette University Catholic University of America |
William Patrick O'Connor (October 18, 1886 – July 13, 1973) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin (1942–1946) and the first bishop of the new Diocese of Madison in Wisconsin (1946–1967).