Background
Brady, William Otterwell Ignatius was born on February 1, 1899 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John James and Gladys Marie (Davol) Brady.
Brady, William Otterwell Ignatius was born on February 1, 1899 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John James and Gladys Marie (Davol) Brady.
Educated St. Charles College, Catonsville, Maryland., 1916-1918. St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, 1918-1920 (Bachelor of Arts, A.M.). Sulpician Seminary, Washington, District of Columbia, 1920-1923.
Catholic U., 1923-1924 (A.M., Bachelor of Sacred Theology). Collegio Angelico, Rome, 1924-1926 (S.T.D.).
Ordained priest R.C. Church, December 21, 1923. Professor moral philosophy, St. Paul (Minnesota) Seminary, 1926-1939, also rector, 1933-1939. Lecturer in various schools.
Bishop Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1939-1956. Titular archbishop of Selymbria, 1956. Archbishop of St. Paul, since 1956.