Canadian-born American Catholic prelate (1854?1915)
James Edward Quigley
(October 15, 1854 ? July 10, 1915) was a Canadian-born American
prelate
of the
Catholic Church
. He served as bishop of the
Latin Diocese of Buffalo
in New York (1897?1903) and archbishop of the
Latin Archdiocese of Chicago
in Illinois (1903?1915).
Biography
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Early life and education
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James Quigley was born on October 15, 1854, in Village of
Oshawa
,
Canada West
(now Ontario), the son of James and Mary Lacey Quigley, whom arrived around 1849 from
Ireland
. His family immigrated to the United States when Quigley was age two, settling in
Lima, New York
.
[2]
At age ten, he was sent to live with his uncle, Father Edward Quigley, the rector of Immaculate Conception Parish in
Buffalo, New York
. As a young man, James Quigley worked as a dock worker in Buffalo.
[3]
After graduating from
St. Joseph's College
in Buffalo in 1872, Quigley passed an entrance examination for the
United States Military Academy
in West Point, New York. However, he soon decided to enter the priesthood instead. Quigley attended
Our Lady of Angels Seminary
at Niagara Falls, New York. He then went to Europe to study at the
University of Innsbruck
in Austria and
College of Propaganda
[
clarification needed
]
in Rome.
[4]
Ordination and ministry
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While in Rome, Quigley was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Buffalo on April 13, 1879.
[1]
Following his return to New York, he was assigned as pastor of St. Vincent's Parish in
Attica, New York
. He left St. Vincent's in 1884 to become rector of St. Joseph's Cathedral Parish in Buffalo.
[2]
He was transferred to St. Bridget's Parish in Buffalo in 1886.
[4]
Quigley preached in Latin, English, Italian and German. He was also conversant in French and Polish. He served for twelve years as the president of the Catholic Schools Board in Buffalo.
[5]
Bishop of Buffalo
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On December 12, 1896,
Pope Leo XIII
appointed Quigley as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo. He was consecrated on February 24, 1897, by Archbishop
Michael Corrigan
.
[6]
In 1899, the Longshoremen's Union, representing 1500 men who scooped grain out of
grain ships
, went on strike against the Lake Carriers Association. The Association paid these men through
saloon
keepers, who would subtract charges for room, board and drinks from the workers' wages, leaving them very little. When the saloon keepers raised their fees, the workers went on
strike
. Quigley opened St. Bridget Church for the strikers, gave them strategic support, and acted as a mediator. The strike finally ended when the carriers agreed to pay their workers directly and not through the saloon keepers.
[5]
[3]
In 1902, Quigley embarked on a public campaign against what he termed "
socialism
" in
labor unions
in Buffalo. He claimed that Catholic workers felt that some union regulations were unjust and oppressive. Quigley wrote a
pastoral letter
in German to be read in ethnic German parishes that called on union members to assert their rights regarding union governance. He also spoke at mass meetings. While claiming to support the union movement, Quigley denounced socialism and gave his interpretation of what the Catholic Church opposed it.
[5]
As a result of his anti-socialism campaign in Buffalo, Quigley gained a national reputation.
[7]
[8]
Archbishop of Chicago
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Quigley was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago on January 8, 1903, and installed on March 10, 1903.
[9]
With Quigley's help, in 1905, then Reverend
Francis Kelley
established the
Catholic Extension Society
to provide funding and resources to dioceses and parishes.
[10]
Quigley supported the establishment of ethnic parishes to address the needs of its newly arrived residents. In 1905, Quigley asked Father John De Schryver, SJ., a professor at
St. Ignatius College Prep
, to organize a parish for
Belgian
Catholics; St. John Berchmans Parish at
Logan Square
was established.
[11]
Quigley established other parishes for the Italian and
Lithuanian
communities. "Chicago's urban parishes flourished as an important spiritual, cultural, and educational component of Chicago's life."
[12]
In December 1910, Quigley approached Rev. Francis X. McCabe, president of
DePaul University
regarding the lack of opportunity for women to pursue higher learning in Catholic institutions. DePaul began admitting women the following year. In June 1912, Sister Mary Clemenza and Sister Mary Teresita became the first female graduates of DePaul.
[13]
Death and legacy
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In June 1915, in declining health, Quigley traveled to Rochester, New York, to stay with his brother while he was getting medical treatment. James Quigley died in Rochester from what was called
paralysis
on July 10, 1915, at age 60.
[14]
In a resolution passed by the
Chicago City Council
, Quigley was recognized as
"...one of those men who work quietly and behind the scenes, and who seek no public credit or applause for the work which they do; ...he spent himself...in particular in the service of the many and varied works of charity which have been founded..."
[15]
The
Quigley Center
in Chicago is named in his honor.
References
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b
"Archbishop James Edward Quigley"
.
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024.
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Waterman, Arba Nelson (1908).
Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County
. The Lewis Publishing Company.
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a
b
"The Dock Strike of 1899 ? WNY Heritage"
.
www.wnyheritage.org
. Retrieved
May 15,
2022
.
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b
Melody, John (1908).
"Archdiocese of Chicago"
.
Catholic Encyclopedia
. Vol. 3. New York:
Robert Appleton Company
.
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b
c
Czarnecki, Anthony. "The Most Reverend James Edward Quigley",
Hearst's International
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"Rt. Rev. James Edward Quigley, D.D.",
History of the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels
, The Matthews-Northrup Works, Buffalo, 1906
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Donohue, Thomas (1908).
"Buffalo"
.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Robert Appleton Company
. Retrieved
October 4,
2015
.
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Lafort, Remigius.
The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X.
, vol. 3, Catholic editing Company, 1914, p. 458
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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"Meet the previous leaders of the church in Chicago",
Chicago Catholic
, November 27, 2016
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"History of Catholic Extension", Catholic Extension Society"
. Archived from
the original
on February 16, 2020
. Retrieved
February 16,
2020
.
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"Our History", St. John Berchmans School"
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the original
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February 16,
2020
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Avella, Steven. "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago",
Encyclopedia of Chicago
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Chavez, Patty. "Hence degrees may be conferred on women: DePaul's first female graduates", DePaul University Archives, June 28, 2019
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Times, peeial to The liew York (July 11, 1915).
"ARCHBISHOP QUI6LEY 0F G,.IA0 xs DEADt; Prelate Finally Succumbs to Paralysis at the Home of His Brother in Rochester. oNcE BISHOP OF BUFFALO He Settled Longshoremen'a Strike There After State Board Had Failed?Head of 300 Churches"
.
The New York Times
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ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
May 15,
2022
.
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"Council Proceedings July 12, 1915",
The Chicago City Manual
, Chicago. Bureau of Statistics and Municipal library, 1915, p. 113
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
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