Patrick Manogue

Patrick Manogue (May 28, 1831[lower-alpha 1] – February 27, 1895) was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church in America. He served as the founding bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1886 until his death in 1895.[1] He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Grass Valley in California from 1881 until 1886.

His Eminence, Right Reverend

Patrick Manogue
Bishop of Sacramento
Bishop Manogue seated with a breviary in traditional choir dress, cassock and rochet.
Manogue c. 1885 – 1887
ChurchCatholic
SeeDiocese of Sacramento
AppointedMay 28, 1886
Term endedFebruary 27, 1895
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorThomas Grace
Personal details
Born(1831-05-28)May 28, 1831[lower-alpha 1]
County Kilkenny, Ireland
DiedFebruary 27, 1895(1895-02-27) (aged 63)
Sacramento, California, US
Previous post(s)
EducationSaint Sulpice Seminary, Paris
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byFrançois-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot
DateDecember 21, 1861
PlaceParis
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJoseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill
Co-consecrators
DateJanuary 16, 1881
PlaceCathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco
Styles of
Patrick Manogue
Reference styleRight Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Manogue was a pioneer of Catholicism in the Nevada Territory.

Biography

Early life

Patrick Manogue was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1831. Emigrating to the United States, he left college to support his siblings. Manogue moved to Moore's Flat, California, where he prospected for gold. One of his fellow "ordinary miners", John Mackay, would spearhead the building of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament starting in 1887.[2][3]

After four years of prospecting, Manogue earned enough money to pay his tuition at Saint Sulpice Seminary, Paris.[2][3] While at Saint Sulpice, Manogue admired its church; he would use it as a model for his future diocesan cathedral.

Priesthood
Father Patrick Manogue, c. 1860s

Manogue was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1861.[4] Bishop Eugene O'Connell chose him to start a ministry in the Nevada Territory.[5] O'Connell felt that a former miner was best suited for a ministry to the growing Nevada mining community.[6] Along with O'Connell, Manogue encouraged the Daughters of Charity to help populate pioneer churches in Nevada.[7] Manogue built the "first St. Mary's in the Mountains" in 1862.[8]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Grass Valley

On July 27, 1880, Manogue was appointed as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Grass Valley.[4] He was consecrated bishop on January 16, 1881, by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill.[9] His principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Francisco Mora y Borrell[10] and Bishop O'Connell.

On February 29, 1884, Manogue succeeded O'Connell as the second and last diocesan bishop of Grass Valley.[11] Manogue served two years as its final diocesan bishop.[4]

Bishop of Sacramento

On May 28, 1886, the Vatican merged the Diocese of Grass Valley into the newly erected Diocese of Sacramento.[11][12] Manogue became its founding bishop and in effect the second bishop of the Sacramento diocese.[4][13][14][12] The new diocese needed a cathedral and with help of Mackay and other influential miners,[3] Manogue built his cathedral on land donated by the first governor of California, Peter Burnett.[3]

Death and legacy

Patrick Manogue died in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament rectory in Sacramento on February 27, 1895.[13][14]

Bishop Manogue Assembly 50, Knights of Columbus, was named in honor of this bishop.[15] Because of his pioneering work in Nevada, Bishop Manogue High School in Reno was dedicated in his name.[16] Bishop Manogue High School, a former female school in the Sacramento Diocese, was named for this Bishop.[17] This school was merged with Christian Brothers High School which hosted a "Bishop Manogue Derby Day" celebrating the Kentucky Derby at the second annual Bishop Manogue H.S. reunion on May 1, 2010.[17]

Notes
  1. Catholic-Hierarchy.org reports Manogue's birth year as 1831,[lower-alpha 2] but the Diocese of Sacramento says 1932.[lower-alpha 3] A photograph of the plaque marking Manogue's remains in the Bishop's Crypt of St. Mary's Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, lists his year of birth as 1831: "NATUS IN HIBERNIA MDCCCXXXI" (Born in Ireland 1831). See Findagrave Memorial No. 144880086.

References
  1. "The Forgotten Diocese and the Spurned Cathedral". Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. "1881-1895 — Bishop Manogue First Bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Sacramento". Diocese of Sacramento. 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. "1881-1895 — Bishop Manogue First Bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Sacramento". Diocese of Sacramento. 2010. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  4. "Bishop Patrick Manogue". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. "Patrick Manogue | ONE". Online Nevada. Retrieved August 17, 2018 – via onlinenevada.org.
  6. Rose, Julie (February 8, 2007). "Patrick Manogue". Online Nevada. Retrieved May 1, 2010 – via onlinenevada.org.
  7. "God's Geese: Daughters of Charity from San Francisco to Virginia City". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  8. "Renovations for church in Virginia City". Tahoedailytribune.com. March 13, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  9. "Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  10. "Archbishop Francisco Mora y Borrell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  11. "Grass Valley (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. June 4, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. "Sacramento (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. July 6, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  13. "Lineage of Bishops". Diocese of Sacramento. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via scd.org.
  14. "Lineage of Bishops". Diocese of Sacramento. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010 – via diocese-sacramento.org.
  15. "Welcome to Bishop Manogue Assembly". CWnet.com. 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  16. "The History of Bishop Manogue Catholic High School". Bishopmanogue.org. 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  17. "Bishop Manogue's Derby Day, May 1, 2010". Christian Brothers High School. 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

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