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By Mary Christine Athans - "To Work for the Whole People", Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5210661 (enlarged and cropped)
Daniel Austin Dowling1,2
M, #30120, b. 6 April 1868, d. 29 November 1930
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Vital Facts
Birth | Daniel Austin Dowling was born on 6 April 1868 in New York City, New York, New York, USA.1,3,4,2 |
Death | He died on 29 November 1930, in Minnesota, USAG. Note: Summit Avenue.1 |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1868
Birth
6 April 1868 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
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Baptism
19 April 1868 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Daniel Austin Dowling was baptised on 19 April 1868 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
18702
Census
19 July 1870 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Enumerated on the census as Age: 2; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: APPARENTLY Son.
18702
Residence
19 July 1870 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Detail: Post Office: New York.
1870
Education
After 19 July 1870 | Newport, Rhode Island, USAG He was educated in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
G, after 19 July 1870. Student at Academy of the Sisters of Mercy.
188012
Residence
4 June 1880 | Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USAG Detail: 34 William Street.
188012
Census
4 June 1880 | Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USAG Enumerated on the census as Age: 12; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: Son.
188012
Medical
4 June 1880 | Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USAG Condition: Severe Cold.
188012
Occupation
4 June 1880 | Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USAG At school.
1887~19
Education
1887 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
He was educated in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, in 1887. Student at Mahattan College graduating with his A.B. degree with high honors.
1887
Education
After 1887 | Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
He was educated in Brighton, Massachusetts, USA, after 1887. Student of Theology at St Johyn's Seminary.
189123
Occupation
24 June 1891 | Providence, Rhode Island, USAG Ordained as Roman Catholic priest; 'Holy Orders' later consecrated on 25 Apr 1912.
1891
Occupation
After 24 June 1891 | Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
Teacher of Church History.
1891
Occupation
After 24 June 1891 | Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USAG Pastor.
1891
Education
After 24 June 1891 | Washington, District of Columbia, USAG He was educated in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
G, after 24 June 1891. Student of graduate studies in theology at Catholic University of America.
Occupation
Between 1896 and 1898 | Providence, Rhode Island, USAG Editor of the Providence Visitor.
1912~44
Occupation
1912 | Des Moines, Iowa, USAG Appointed Bishop of Des Moines.
191446
TIMELINE
28 July 1914 | Europe
World War 1 starts, following the assassination at Sarajevo, with Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia in Europe on 28 July 1914.
1918~50
Event or Activity
1918 | Des Moines, Iowa, USAG He was in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
G, in 1918. Note: Founded Catholic College, later Dowling Catholic High School.
191850
TIMELINE
1 November 1918 | World
World War 1 ends with armistice in Germany in World on 1 November 1918.
191950
Occupation
31 January 1919 | Minnesota, USAG Appointed Archbishop of St Paul.
Medical
Between 1925 and 1930 | Minnesota, USAG Condition: Heart condition.
Events - Death & Burial
193062
Death
29 November 1930 | Minnesota, USAG Daniel Austin Dowling died on 29 November 1930, in Minnesota, USA
G. Note: Summit Avenue.
Cause: Pneumonia; cardiac degeneration
Facts - Non-Chronological
NOTABLE
Significant American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. First Bishop of Des Moines, second Archbishop of St Paul and Minneapolis.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Daniel Austin Dowling has the reference number 30120.
Title
He held the title of "Archbishop."
Topic
Place: Archbishop Dowling College, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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AUSTIN DOWLING - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Austin Dowling (April 6, 1868 - November 29, 1930) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines and the second Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Early life and education
Dowling was born in New York City on April 6, 1868, to Daniel and Mary Teresa Santry Dowling. On April 19 was baptized, and given his Christian name Daniel Austin. Not long after, his family moved to Newport, Rhode Island. At Newport, he was a student at the Academy of the Sisters of Mercy. Dowling attended Manhattan College in New York City, and graduated with his A.B. degree with high honors in 1887.(1) Dowling made his theological studies at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Ordination and ministry
Dowling was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 24, 1891 for the Diocese of Providence.(2) Afterwards, he worked on his graduate studies in theology and church history at the Catholic University.
After serving as a pastor in Warren, Rhode Island for a year, Dowling went to the Brighton Seminary where, for two and a half years he taught Church History. History was always a passion of Dowling. Marvin O'Connell stated that he was "a man who was by taste, habit and profession an historian; he could not set about finding solutions to problems facing him until he examined those problems in the light of the past."(3) Even his sermons as Bishop of Des Moines and as Archbishop of St. Paul were mainly of an historical character.(4) He was one of the first to welcome the creation of the Catholic Historical Review, and one of the first life members of the American Catholic Historical Association.(4) He also contributed articles to the Catholic Encyclopedia.(5)
Later, in 1896, Dowling spent two years as editor of the Providence Visitor, and became one of the better known Catholic editors in the United States. Afterwards, he was assistant at St. Joseph's, Providence, then pastor of St. Mary's, Warren and then rector of the Providence Cathedral.(6)
Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa
In 1912, the Holy See appointed Dowling as the bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa. His peers saw the action as recognition of his talents,(6) while Dowling felt as if he were being sent into "exile" in the West.(1)
Dowling had a fine intellect and excellent organizational skills. As Bishop of Des Moines, Dowling was appreciated for his courage, simplicity, kindness, and especially his commitment to education. In 1918, Des Moines Catholic College was founded by Dowling; it later became Dowling Catholic High School.(1)
Archbishop of Saint Paul
On January 31, 1919, Dowling was appointed to be Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. In his address at his installation on March 25, 1919, Dowling described himself as "the unknown, the unexpected, (and) the undistinguished successor of the great Archbishop Ireland."(7)
In the decade that followed, Dowling had many accomplishments, including: The establishment of the Archbishop Ireland's Education Fund; the improvement of St. Paul Seminary; and being on the board of Education of the Catholic National Welfare Conference (now known as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops or USCCB). He was known for his contributions to education and love of Church history.
Later years
During the last years of his life Archbishop Dowling's health was seriously impaired because his heart was not functioning normally, and the resultant circulatory disorders gave rise to complications that were life-threatening on several occasions.(7) During the summer of 1929 he collapsed while on a confirmation tour and a critical illness resulted. For a time he recovered to the point that he was able to walk on his own, but pneumonia developed. Dowling lapsed into unconsciousness four hours before his peaceful death in the late morning of Saturday, November 29, 1930, at his residence on Summit Avenue, directly across from the St. Paul Cathedral.(7)
INFLUENCE
The Church in America
In the first decade of the 20th century, immigration jumped from a low of 3.5 million in that decade to a high of 9 million due to the depression of the 1890s. "After 1914, immigration dropped off because of the war, and later because of immigration restrictions imposed in the 1920s."(8) Dowling described the challenge for Catholics in the post-World War I era as follows:
"The old order passeth, giving place to the new. Immigration has all but ceased, and when revived-if it is ever permitted to revive-it is not likely to attain the proportions of the former days. …Language, customs, memories, pass with a generation. So far, the Church in this country has been singularly sustained by the momentum of spiritual agencies that were derived from other lands and other times. In the new day there will be no such powerful auxiliary to supplement our own normal activity. It will be the American Catholic Church or it will be nothing." - Archbishop Austin Dowling, (9)
The challenge for American Catholics during the 1920s was that immigrants came to America poor and disadvantaged and they associated the catholic religion with their old countries. As immigrants improved their quality of life and became more "American," culture and religion was lost and forgotten. Dowling summarized it best saying, "as they progress in wealth and station they frequently strive to hide their origins, to change their names and affect manners that do not belong to them. Even when they keep up the practice of their religion, they are frequently ashamed of it.(10)"
Dowling argued that the solution would be to convince people that "foreignism" and Catholicism were not intimately linked.(1) World War I provided opportunity for Catholics to prove their patriotism. The National Catholic War Council was established to coordinate programs for Chaplains and refugees, and develop ecumenical and interfaith relations.(1)
The Council also fostered Catholic unity across the United States, leading to the postwar organization of the National Catholic Welfare Conference in 1919. Five departments were organized: Education, Social Work, Press and Literature, Lay Societies, and Home and Foreign Missions. Dowling was named treasurer and chairman of the Department of Education.(1) He served in those positions for a decade until his condition of health required that he give up the duties. Presently, the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system.(11)
Archbishop Ireland Educational Fund
At the first anniversary requiem for his predecessor, Dowling commemorated Archbishop John Ireland's contributions to education and mandated the establishment the Archbishop Ireland Educational Fund.(7) He said that the present needs for education were "to develop, coordinate and consolidate the education system to provide for greater efficiency."(7) To accomplish this he announced a campaign to raise $5,000,000.(1)
After 5 years, in September 1925, 45,551 people had pledged a total of $4,392,872.50, but 21,898 had made no payments. Unpaid pledges amounted to $1700,000.(7) Efforts were made to collect delinquent pledges, and before the end of the year the number was reduced, leaving 5,375 delinquent pledges in St. Paul; 6,303 in Minneapolis; and 9,042 in the country. The average individual pledge was around $100.(7)
The largest allocation of the fund was $1,280,000 for the "construction and partial endowment of the preparatory seminary known as Nazareth Hall." Other major allocations include: $200,000 to the endowment fund of the College of St. Catherine. $150,000 to St. Thomas College.(7)
The preparatory seminary was built on property on the shore of Lake Johanna, outside the corporate limits of the Twin Cities.(7) Rearden describes Dowling's relationship with the school:
Nazareth Hall was the apple of his eye and woe betide the priest or layman who dared to utter an uncomplimentary syllable about the institution, its architecture, location, purpose, faculty, or product. Every other institution in the diocese was a step-child, seldom visited except officially. At Nazareth Hall a suite of well-furnished rooms was set apart for him to which he retired from time to time to rest and recuperate and breathe the invigorating suburban air.(7)
St. Paul Seminary
The establishment of Nazareth Hall had a large impact on the St. Paul Seminary. Thereafter, the majority of the students would be prepared in a cloistered environment, which Dowling believed was more appropriate than a college campus.(1) Dowling believed that the priest of the future "should be armed before to overcome the temptations of the times,"(1) and that the best was to do that was to ground them on the firm foundation of interior life and school them in the practice of priestly virtues.
Dowling also believed in the rigors of academic challenge, from his years at the Brighton college.(1) To create the strong theological factory he desired, Dowling appointed Humphrey Moynihan as rector of the Saint Paul Seminary.(1) Moynihan emphasized culture and refinement in his teaching.
Dowling had a personal interest in the seminarians attending the school. It was said that the Archbishop had "a keen eye for every candidate for the priesthood."(12) In fact, he knew many of the boys at Nazareth Hall as well as their teachers knew them.(12) Many felt that his influence on their lives continued on after their leaving Saint Paul Seminary, to ordination and beyond.(12)
Nazareth Hall closed in 1970. The former Nazareth Hall building is now part of the Protestant evangelical University of Northwestern - St. Paul campus and is one of the university's two main administrative buildings. The building retains the name "Nazareth Hall." Much of its original Catholic architecture remains intact, including the main chapel and the Stations of the Cross. Though Northwestern espouses Protestant theology and the student body is overwhelmingly Protestant, the school accepts Catholic student applications, and there is a very small minority of Catholic students on campus.
References:
1. a b c d e f g h i j k Athans, Mary Christine. "To Work For The Whole People"; John Ireland's seminary in St. Paul. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2002. p 135-167 ISBN 0-8091-0545-4
2. "Archbishop Austin Dowling." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 12/09/2008.
3. As quoted by Athans: O'Connell, Marvin. The Dowling Decade in Saint Paul. Unpublished M.A. dissertatoin, the Saint Paul Seminary, 1955, p.53
4. a b "Archbishop Austin Dowling" Catholic Historical Review 16(1930/31): 477.
5. "Dowling, Right Reverend Austin", The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 47 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
6. a b "RIGHT REVEREND AUSTIN DOWLING." Catholic University Bulletin 18 (1912): 281.
7. a b c d e f g h i j Reardon, James(1952) The Catholic Church in the Diocese of St. Paul. p. 435-505 St. Paul, MN: North Central Publishing Company
8. Immigration in the early 1900s, EyeWitness to History,(2000). Retrieved on 12/10/08
9. Dowling, Austin. "Dedication of Suplician Seminary, Washington, D.C.," sermon preached September 23, 1919, Sermons, p. 12 Emphasis Added
10. As quoted by Athans: Ad Limina Report (Draft 1923), Austin Dowling Papers (DP), AASPM
11. Gardner, Roy; Denis Lawton; Jo Cairns (2005). Faith Schools. Routledge. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-415-33526-3.
12. a b c As quoted by Athans: Humphrey, Moynihan to Mrs. E. E. (Clara Hill) Lindley, St. Paul, December 18, 1927.
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Citation Detail: Record for DANIEL AUSTIN DOWLING 1868-1930
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Citation Detail: Record for DANIEL AUSTIN DOWLING,
Citation Text: Birth year: 1868; Birth date: 06 Apr 1868; Baptism year: 1868; Baptism date: 19 Apr 1868; Parish: Nativity; Location: Manhattan; County: New York County; State: New York; Archdiocese: New York; Father's first name(s): Daniel; Father's last name: Dowling; Mother's first name(s): Mary Teresa; Mother's last name: Santry; Language: English; Country: United States
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Citation Detail: Record for DANIEL DOWLING household of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America,
Citation Text: First name(s); Last name; Relationship; Marital Status; Gender; Age; Birth year; Birth place;
Daniel; Dowling; Self; Married; Male; 50; 1830; Ireland;
Mary T.; Dowling; Wife; Married; Female; 52; 1828; England;
Mary F.; Dowling; Daughter; Single; Female; 14; 1866; Rhode Island;
Daniel A.; Dowling; Son; Single; Male; 12; 1868; New York,
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Citation Detail: Census for DANIEL DOWLING household of New York City, New York, New York, United States of America; First name(s); Last name; Gender; Age; Birth year; Birth place; Daniel; Dowling; Male; 38; 1832; Ireland; Mary; Dowling; Female; 42; 1828; England; Mary; Dowling; Female; 4; 1866; Rhode Island; Daniel; Dowling; Male; 2; 1868; New York,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) for Dowling One-Name Study 2019:-
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