Cornelius O'Brien (bishop)

Cornelius O'Brien
Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Province	Nova Scotia
See	Halifax
Enthroned	December 1, 1882
Reign ended	March 9, 1906
Predecessor	Michael Hannan
Successor	Edward Joseph McCarthy
Orders
Ordination	April 8, 1871
Personal details
Born	May 4, 1843(1843-05-04) New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island
Died	March 9, 1906(1906-03-09) (aged 62) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Cornelius O'Brien (May 4, 1843 – March 9, 1906) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, archbishop, and author of 39 books.

Born in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, the son of Terence O’Brien and Catherine O’Driscoll, O'Brien graduated from Urban College and in 1871 was ordained a priest. In 1882, he was appointed Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He followed Michael Hannan in this position. He established a Catholic high school (1888) and Holy Heart Seminary (1896), both in Halifax and helped to found the French-language Collège Sainte Anne (1890) in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia. In 1894 he delivered a eulogy for the Rt. Hon. Sir John Thompson, a former Premier of Nova Scotia and the first Catholic Prime Minister of Canada. From 1896 to 1897, he was president of the Royal Society of Canada.

References

• Cornelius O'Brien at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Peter McGuigan, "Saint Mary's University: the Catholic years, 1838-1971" in Catholic Insight (2005)

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn	President of the Royal Society of Canada 1896-1897	Succeeded by Félix-Gabriel Marchand

Persondata
Name	Obrien, Cornelius
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 4, 1843
Place of birth	New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island
Date of death	March 9, 1906
Place of death	Halifax, Nova Scotia

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