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James J. Davis (bishop)
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James Joseph Davis (November 7, 1852 – December 2, 1926) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa from 1906 to until his death in 1926.
James Davis was born on November 7, 1852, in Tinvaun, County Kilkenny, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to James and Margaret Davis. All of his siblings either entered a religious order or the priesthood. His eldest brother, Thomas, entered the Carmelites and became provincial in Ireland. Richard became a priest of the Diocese of Louisville in Kentucky. His three sisters also entered religious life. One of his sisters became the superior of Sacred Heart Convent at Sag Harbor, New York, and another, Sr. Sebastian, was a member of the same order in France. A third sister, Sr. Constance, became the superior of the Immaculate Conception Academy at Newport, Kentucky.
James Davis studied with the Carmelites at St. Carmel at Knocktopher, Ireland, and studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick's Ecclesiastical College in Carlow, Ireland. While in school, Davis was recruited to serve in the Diocese of Dubuque by Bishop John Hennessy.
Davis was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Dubuque in Carlow on June 21, 1878, by Bishop James Walshe. Shortly after his ordination, he left Ireland for Dubuque, Iowa.He was assigned for a short time to St. Raphael's Cathedral, and was then assigned to St. Peter's Parish in Windham, Iowa.
When the Diocese of Davenport was established on May 8, 1881, Davis was serving as pastor of St. Mary's Church in Oxford, Iowa, within the boundaries of the new diocese. As a result, he was incardinated, or transferred to the new diocese.
In 1885, Davis was named pastor of St. Michael's Parish in Holbrook, Iowa and its mission in Parnell, Iowa, where Davis built a church and a school. At the time of his pastorate, St. Michael's was the largest parish in the diocese. In 1889, Davis was appointed rector of St. Margaret's Cathedral.
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