Alfred Allen Paul Curtis


Alfred Allen Paul Curtis
Bishop of Wilmington
SeeDiocese of Wilmington
InstalledNovember 25, 1886
Term endedMay 23, 1896
PredecessorThomas Becker
SuccessorJohn Monaghan
Other postsTitular Bishop of Echinus (1896–1908)
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (1897–1908)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 19, 1874
by James Roosevelt Bayley
ConsecrationNovember 14, 1886
by James Gibbons
Personal details
Born(1831-07-04)July 4, 1831
DiedJuly 11, 1908(1908-07-11) (aged 77)
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
EducationSt. Charles Seminary
St. Mary's Seminary
MottoAlma virgo mater, ora pro nobis
(Gracious Virgin Mother, pray for us)
Styles of
Alfred Allen Paul Curtis
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Alfred Allen Paul Curtis (July 4, 1831 – July 11, 1908) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware (1886–1896) and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland (1897–1908). Curtis had served as an Episcopal priest for 12 years before converting to Catholicism.