Ignatius A. Reynolds

Right Rev. Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds
Bishop of Charleston

Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Charleston
In office	March 19, 1844—March 9, 1855
Predecessor	John England
Successor	Patrick Neeson Lynch
Orders
Ordination	October 24, 1823
Consecration	March 19, 1844
Personal details
Born	(1798-08-22)August 22, 1798 Bardstown, Kentucky
Died	March 9, 1855(1855-03-09) (aged 56) Charleston, South Carolina

Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds (August 22, 1798 – March 9, 1855) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston from 1844 until his death in 1855.

Reynolds was born in Bardstown, Kentucky, and enrolled at the theological seminary there at an early age.^[1] In December 1821 he entered St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was later ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S., on October 24, 1823.^[2] Following his return to Kentucky, Reynolds served as president of St. Joseph's College until 1830, when he succeeded Francis Kenrick as professor of theology at the Bardstown seminary.^[1] He later became superior of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, pastor of Louisville, and vicar general of the diocese.^[3]

On November 28, 1843, Reynolds was appointed the second Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, by Pope Gregory XVI.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 1844 from Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, with Bishops Michael O'Connor, S.J. and Richard Pius Miles, O.P., serving as co-consecrators, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[2] During his tenure Reynolds conducted visitations of the entire diocese, which then included both Carolinas and Georgia.^[1] However, these areas were dominated by Episcopalians, Baptists, and Methodists; there were only about 12,000 Catholics in the diocese in 1846.^[1] He also published a five-volume work on his popular predecessor John England, erased the $14,000 debt the same England had incurred, and dedicated the Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar in April 1854.^[4]

Reynolds later died at age 56.

References

1 2 3 4 Clarke, Richard Henry. "RIGHT REV. IGNATIUS ALOYSIUS REYNOLDS, D.D.". Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States.
1 2 3 "Bishop Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "Historical Records and Studies". United States Catholic Historical Society.
↑ "Charleston". Catholic Encyclopedia.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John England	Bishop of Charleston 1844–1855	Succeeded by Patrick Neeson Lynch

Diocese of Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 245624270

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