Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds

August 22, 1798 (age 56)

Bardstown, Kentucky , United States

He served as Bishop of Charleston from 1844 until his death in 1855. In December 1821 he entered Saint 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. Following his return to Kentucky, Reynolds served as president of Saint Joseph"s College until 1830, when he succeeded Francis Kenrick as professor of theology at the Bardstown seminary. On November 28, 1843, Reynolds was appointed the second Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, by Pope Gregory XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 1844 from Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, with Bishops Michael O"Connor, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) and Richard Pius Miles, Ordinis Prcpdieatorum = of the Order of Preachers (Dominican Ecclesiastical Title), serving as co-consecrators, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio. During his tenure Reynolds conducted visitations of the entire diocese, which then included both Carolinas and Georgia. 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. Reynolds later died at age 56.

Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds

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Background

Reynolds was born in Bardstown, Kentucky, and enrolled at the theological seminary there at an early age.

Career

He served as Bishop of Charleston from 1844 until his death in 1855. In December 1821 he entered Saint 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. Following his return to Kentucky, Reynolds served as president of Saint Joseph"s College until 1830, when he succeeded Francis Kenrick as professor of theology at the Bardstown seminary.

On November 28, 1843, Reynolds was appointed the second Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, by Pope Gregory XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 1844 from Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, with Bishops Michael O"Connor, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) and Richard Pius Miles, Ordinis Prcpdieatorum = of the Order of Preachers (Dominican Ecclesiastical Title), serving as co-consecrators, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio.

During his tenure Reynolds conducted visitations of the entire diocese, which then included both Carolinas and Georgia. 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.

Reynolds later died at age 56.

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