Denis J. O'Connell


Denis Joseph O'Connell
Bishop of Richmond
Monsignor O'Connell as rector
of the North American College
SeeDiocese of Richmond
InstalledMarch 19, 1912
Term endedJanuary 15, 1926
PredecessorAugustine Van de Vyver
SuccessorAndrew James Louis Brennan
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of
San Francisco
(1907–12)
Orders
OrdinationMay 26, 1877
by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
ConsecrationMay 3, 1908
by Cardinal James Gibbons
Personal details
Born(1849-01-28)January 28, 1849
DiedJanuary 1, 1927(1927-01-01) (aged 77)
Richmond, Virginia,
USA
BuriedSacred Heart Cathedral, Richmond, Virginia,
United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsMichael and Bridget O'Connell
Alma materPontifical North American College

Denis J. O'Connell (January 28, 1849 – January 1, 1927) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia from 1912 to 1926. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California from 1908 to 1912.

Before becoming a bishop, O'Connell served as rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, then as rector of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.