The Most Reverend

Arthur Joseph O'Neill
Bishop of Rockford
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Rockford
In officeOctober 11, 1968 –
April 19, 1994
PredecessorLoras Thomas Lane
SuccessorThomas G. Doran
Orders
OrdinationMarch 27, 1943
by John Joseph Boylan
ConsecrationOctober 11, 1968
by Gerald Thomas Bergan
Personal details
Born(1917-12-14)December 14, 1917
East Dubuque, Illinois, USA
DiedApril 27, 2013(2013-04-27) (aged 95)
Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
MottoUt Omnes Unum Sint
(They may all be one)

Arthur Joseph O'Neill (December 14, 1917 – April 27, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rockford in Illinois from 1968 to 1994.[1]

Biography

Arthur O'Neill was born on December 14, 1917, in East Dubuque, Illinois. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois by Bishop John Boylan on March 27, 1943.

Pope Paul VI appointed O'Neill as bishop of the Diocese of Rockford on August 19, 1968. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Gerald Bergan on October 11, 1968. Contemporary accounts described O'Neill as a compassionate man who enjoyed speaking with parishioners.[2]

Pope John Paul II accepted O'Neill's resignation as bishop of Rockford on April 19, 1994.[3] Arthur O'Neill died on April 27, 2013, in Rockford, Illinois, at the age of 95.[3][2]

References

  1. ↑ David M. Cheney. "Bishop Arthur Joseph O'Neill [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. 1 2 "Former Rockford Bishop Arthur O'Neill remembered for his compassion -…". archive.ph. 2013-06-30. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2022-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to the Rockford Diocese". Rockforddiocese.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-11-18.


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