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William Henry Elder
William Henry Elder (March 22, 1819 – October 31, 1904) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Natchez in Mississippi from 1857 to 1880 and as archbishop of Cincinnati in Ohio from 1883 until his death in 1904.
William Elder was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 22, 1819. His father, Basil Elder, was a descendant of William Elder (1681–1714), a Catholic immigrant from England to the Province of Maryland in colonial times. His grandfather was Thomas Elder, husband of Elizabeth Spalding, thus making William a first cousin once removed of Catherine Spalding, co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. His mother was Elisabeth Miles (née Snowden) Elder.
In 1831, Elder entered Mount St. Mary's College, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He graduated in 1837 and entered the seminary. In 1842, he was sent to the Pontifical Urban College in Rome, where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Elder was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Rome on March 29, 1846 by Cardinal Giovanni Brunelli. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Elder to teach at Mount St. Mary's.
Elder was appointed bishop of Natchez on January 9, 1857, by Pope Pius IX. Elder was consecrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mary in Baltimore by Archbishop Francis Kenrick on May 3, 1857. At that time, the diocese comprised the entire state of Mississippi.
In 1861, Mississippi seceded from the United States as part of the Confederate States of America. On the eve of the American Civil War, Elder wrote to his father:
It is hard to tell what is to be the fate of the country. I have not enough of political sagacity to see what will be the course of events, nor what would be the fruit of the remedies proposed. . . . We can all unite in praying to God to guide and protect us.
During the war, Elder celebrated mass for wounded soldiers and ministered to soldiers and freedmen gathered in Natchez. He sent priests to serve as chaplains in the Confederate States Army and Sisters of Mercy to nurse their sick and wounded He gave his blessing to a volunteer company of soldiers from Natchez..
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William Henry Elder
William Henry Elder (March 22, 1819 – October 31, 1904) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Natchez in Mississippi from 1857 to 1880 and as archbishop of Cincinnati in Ohio from 1883 until his death in 1904.
William Elder was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 22, 1819. His father, Basil Elder, was a descendant of William Elder (1681–1714), a Catholic immigrant from England to the Province of Maryland in colonial times. His grandfather was Thomas Elder, husband of Elizabeth Spalding, thus making William a first cousin once removed of Catherine Spalding, co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. His mother was Elisabeth Miles (née Snowden) Elder.
In 1831, Elder entered Mount St. Mary's College, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He graduated in 1837 and entered the seminary. In 1842, he was sent to the Pontifical Urban College in Rome, where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Elder was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Rome on March 29, 1846 by Cardinal Giovanni Brunelli. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Elder to teach at Mount St. Mary's.
Elder was appointed bishop of Natchez on January 9, 1857, by Pope Pius IX. Elder was consecrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mary in Baltimore by Archbishop Francis Kenrick on May 3, 1857. At that time, the diocese comprised the entire state of Mississippi.
In 1861, Mississippi seceded from the United States as part of the Confederate States of America. On the eve of the American Civil War, Elder wrote to his father:
It is hard to tell what is to be the fate of the country. I have not enough of political sagacity to see what will be the course of events, nor what would be the fruit of the remedies proposed. . . . We can all unite in praying to God to guide and protect us.
During the war, Elder celebrated mass for wounded soldiers and ministered to soldiers and freedmen gathered in Natchez. He sent priests to serve as chaplains in the Confederate States Army and Sisters of Mercy to nurse their sick and wounded He gave his blessing to a volunteer company of soldiers from Natchez..
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