Appointed the Fourth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, by Pope Pius XI, he received his episcopal consecration on October 26, 1938 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani assisted by Bishops Maurice F. McAuliffe and Joseph Edward McCarthy. Organizing branches of the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Youth, he erected about a dozen new parishes in such places as Fairfax, Gilman, North Troy, Orleans, and South Burlington.
Named the Fifth Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, by Pope Pius XII on November 11, 1944, during his tenure he presided over a period of unprecedented growth in the Manchester Diocese, founding 27 parishes in 11 years and authorizing the construction of nearly 50 churches and numerous schools, convents, and other facilities. The number of priests and religious in the diocese increased from around 650 to over 1,600. For all these accomplishments he was nicknamed "Brady the Builder." The Bishop passed suddenly away while attending a conference in Burlington.
Appointed the Fourth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, by Pope Pius XI, he received his episcopal consecration on October 26, 1938 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani assisted by Bishops Maurice F. McAuliffe and Joseph Edward McCarthy. Organizing branches of the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Youth, he erected about a dozen new parishes in such places as Fairfax, Gilman, North Troy, Orleans, and South Burlington.
Named the Fifth Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, by Pope Pius XII on November 11, 1944, during his tenure he presided over a period of unprecedented growth in the Manchester Diocese, founding 27 parishes in 11 years and authorizing the construction of nearly 50 churches and numerous schools, convents, and other facilities. The number of priests and religious in the diocese increased from around 650 to over 1,600. For all these accomplishments he was nicknamed "Brady the Builder." The Bishop passed suddenly away while attending a conference in Burlington.
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