David William Bacon


David William Bacon
Bishop of Portland
Painting of Bishop Bacon in the Portland cathedral
ChurchCatholic
DioceseDiocese of Portland
AppointedJanuary 23, 1855
SuccessorJames Augustine Healy
Orders
OrdinationDecember 13, 1838
by Samuel Eccleston
ConsecrationApril 11, 1855
by John Joseph Hughes
Personal details
BornSeptember 15, 1813
DiedNovember 5, 1874 (age 61)
New York City

David William Bacon (September 15, 1813 – November 5, 1874) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Portland in Maine and New Hampshire from 1855 until his death in 1874.[1]

  1. ^ "Most Rev. David W. Bacon, D.D. | Diocese of Portland". portlanddiocese.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-25.