Bishops & Priests
Michael O'Connor, First Bishop of Pittsburgh
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On this page you will find citations to works on past Bishops and Priests in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Materials in the "Spiritan Collection" and the "University Archives" must be used in the library.
Collective Biographies
Glenn, Francis A. Shepherds of the Faith, 1843-1993: A Brief History of the Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA: Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1993. Call number: BX1417 .P5 G54x
Lambing, Andrew A. Brief Biographical Sketches of the Deceased Bishops and Priests who Labored in the Diocese of Pittsburgh from the Earliest Times to the Present, With an Historical introduction. Pittsburgh, PA: Republic Bank Note Co., 1914. Call number: BX1417 .P5 L3x
Bishops of Pittsburgh
Michael O'Connor: 1st Bishop of Pittsburgh
McAvoy, Thomas T. The Catholic Minority in Early Pittsburgh: The First Bishop, Michael O'Connor. 1961. Call number: BX4705 .O28 M3x
Szarnicki, Henry A. Michael O'Connor, the First Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, 1843-1860: A Story of the Catholic Pioneers of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, 2nd ed. 2003. Call number: BX4705 .O28 S95 2003x
Szarnicki, Henry A. The Episcopate of Michael O'Connor, First Bishop of Pittsburgh, 1843-1860. Ph.D. Thesis, Catholic University of America, 1971. Call number: BX4705 .O28 S94x
Richard Phelan, 4th Bishop of Pittsburgh
McDowell, John B. I Am Going to Tell You a Mystery: The Life of Richard Phelan, D.D., Fourth Bishop, Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1889-1904. 2001. Call number: BX4605 .P4 M3 2002x Location: University Archives
Regis Canevin, 5th Bishop of Pittsburgh
McDowell, John B. Giants Were on the Earth in Those Days: The Life of Archbishop John Francis Regis Canevin, D.D., Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1904-1920. 2000. Call number: BX4705 .C3 M3 2000x Locations: 3rd Floor & University Archives
Hugh Boyle, 6th Bishop of Pittsburgh
McDowell, John B. Water, Death, and Grace: The Life and Works of Hugh Charles Boyle--Priest, Pastor, Bishop, October 8, 1873-December 22, 1950. 1999. Call number: BX4705 .B8117 M396 1999x Locations: 3rd Floor & University Archives
John Dearden, 7th Bishop of Pittsburgh
McDowell, John B. "His Name is John": A Tribute to His Emminence John Cardinal Dearden, S.T.D., 1907-1988, Coadjutor/Bishop, Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1948-1958... 2001. Call number: BX4705 .D43 M33 2001x Location: University Archives
Vincent Leonard, 9th Bishop of Pittsburgh
McDowell, John B. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, For Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven: The Life of the Most Reverend Vincent Martin Leonard, D.D.... 2001. Call number: BX4605 .L4 M3 2001x Location: University Archives
Donald Wuerl, 11th Bishop of Pittsburgh
McDowell, John B. The Life of the Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl, S.T.D., Eleventh Bishop of Pittsburgh. 2005. Call number: BX4705 .W79 M33 2005x Location: University Archives
David Zubik, 12th Bishop of Pittsburgh
Biography of Bishop Zubik from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh website
Read a biography of Bishop Zubik
Significance of Bishop Zubik's coat-of-arms
Priests in the Diocese of Pittsburgh
James R. Cox
Witt, Sally A. Hell Was Not Made for Us: Father James R. Cox and the Catholic Church in Pittsburgh in the 1940s. M.A. Thesis, Duquesne University, 1989. Location Duq Thesis Hist 96
See this thesis online (Multipass username and password required for off-campus access)
Charles B. Maguire
McDowell, John B. "To Dwell in the House of the Lord All the Days of My Life"...The Life of Father Charles Bonventure Maguire, OFM... 2003. Call number:BX4705 .M25895 2003X
Charles Owen Rice
Crehan, Thomas E. Father Charles Owen Rice: Communism and Labor. M.A. Thesis, Duquesne University, 1964. Call number: Duq Thesis Hist 63
Hoerr, John P. Harry, Tom, and Father Rice: Accusation and Betrayal in America"s Cold War. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005. Call number: F159 .P657 H64 2005
McGeever, Patrick J. Rev. Charles Owen Rice: Apostle of Contradiction. Pittsburgh: Duquesne UP, 1989. Call number: BX4705 .R453 M38 1989
McNulty, K.K. Is it I?: The Witness of Monsignor Charles Owen Rice. Pittsburgh: DART Corp., 1988. Call number: BX4705 .R453 M39 1988x Call number: University Archives
Rice, Charles Owen. Fighter With a Heart: Writings of Charles Owen Rice, Pittsburgh Labor Priest. Charles J McCollester, ed. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996. Call number: BX2347.8 .L3 R42 1996x
