The Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Portland. Serving as a superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Boston prior to his episcopal appointment, so dedicated was he to education that during his time as bishop, the number of children enrolled in Catholic schools grew from 9,000 to more than 20,000. Twenty-one new schools were founded including Catholic Institute High School, which would later be renamed Cheverus High School, and Cathedral High School, which would later merge with St. Joseph Academy to become Catherine McAuley High School. The Sisters of Mercy also opened Saint Joseph's College, originally located in Portland. Furthermore, forty-four new parishes were established under his leadership. In 1918, Bishop Walsh turned to the Sisters of Mercy to help care for the sick during the flu pandemic, and Queen's Hospital, which would later become Mercy Hospital, opened. He was also involved in the development of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, which sought to bring about social change in the country. He died in office following an exhausting visit to Rome and France.
The Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Portland. Serving as a superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Boston prior to his episcopal appointment, so dedicated was he to education that during his time as bishop, the number of children enrolled in Catholic schools grew from 9,000 to more than 20,000. Twenty-one new schools were founded including Catholic Institute High School, which would later be renamed Cheverus High School, and Cathedral High School, which would later merge with St. Joseph Academy to become Catherine McAuley High School. The Sisters of Mercy also opened Saint Joseph's College, originally located in Portland. Furthermore, forty-four new parishes were established under his leadership. In 1918, Bishop Walsh turned to the Sisters of Mercy to help care for the sick during the flu pandemic, and Queen's Hospital, which would later become Mercy Hospital, opened. He was also involved in the development of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, which sought to bring about social change in the country. He died in office following an exhausting visit to Rome and France.
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