William Turner (bishop of Buffalo)
William Turner | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Buffalo | |
| Diocese | Buffalo |
| Installed | 1919 |
| Term ended | 1936 |
| Predecessor | Dennis Joseph Dougherty |
| Successor | John Aloysius Duffy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 13, 1893 |
| Consecration | March 30, 1919 by James Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1871 Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | July 10, 1936 (aged 65) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Mungret College Royal University of Ireland Propaganda College Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Motto | Dominus regit me (The Lord rules me) |
| Styles of William Turner | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
William Turner (April 8, 1871 – July 10, 1936) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York State from 1919 until his death in 1936.
He was ordained in 1893, and spent his early years as a priest teaching in various institutions. Upon his appointment as bishop of Buffalo he was occupied with pastoral duties in a very large diocese.