William Michael Cosgrove

William Michael Cosgrove (November 26, 1916 – December 11, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois from 1976 to 1981. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from September 3, 1968, to October 28, 1976.

The Most Reverend

William Michael Cosgrove
Bishop of Belleville
SeeDiocese of Belleville
In officeOctober 28, 1976 -
May 19, 1981
PredecessorAlbert Rudolph Zuroweste
SuccessorJohn Nicholas Wurm
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
Orders
OrdinationDecember 18, 1943
by Edward Francis Hoban
ConsecrationSeptember 3, 1968
by Clarence George Issenmann
Personal details
Born(1916-11-26)November 26, 1916
Canton, Ohio, USA
DiedDecember 11, 1992(1992-12-11) (aged 76)
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationJohn Carroll University

Biography

Early life

Cosgrove was born on November 26, 1916, in Canton, Ohio.[1][2] He attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland and John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. Cosgrove was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Cleveland by Archbishop Edward Francis Hoban on December 18, 1943.[1][2]

Episcopy

On June 12, 1968, Cosgrove was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland and titular tishop of Trisipa by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on September 3, 1968, from Bishop Clarence Issenmann with bishops John Whealon and Harold Perry as co-consecrators.[1][2]

Cosgrove was named the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville on August 30, 1976, by Pope John Paul II. Cosgrove was installed on October 28, 1976.[1][2] The author Michael Gallagher described Cosgrove as a man of deep social concern who was popular with both clergy and laity.[3]

On May 19, 1981, Pope John Paul accepted Cosgrove's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville. William Cosgrove died on December 11, 1992, at age 76.[2] The Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center in Cleveland is named after him.

References
  1. "Bishop William Michael Cosgrove [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. "Former Bishops". Catholic Diocese of Belleville. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. Gallagher, Michael (2018-01-26). Laws of Heaven: Catholic Activists Today. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-7252-3934-0.
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