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John Bertram Peterson
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John Bertram Peterson (July 15, 1871 – March 15, 1944) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire from 1932 until his death in 1944. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1927 to 1932
John Peterson was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to a Scandinavian sea captain and an Irish mother. He attended a commercial college in Boston and then worked at Pope Manufacturing Company; he also served as a newspaper reporter. After deciding to join the priesthood, Peterson entered Marist College in Van Buren, Maine. He then studied at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, from 1893 to 1895 and then entered St. John's Seminary in Boston.
Peterson was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston by Auxiliary Bishop John Brady on September 15, 1899. After two years studying church history in Paris and Rome, Peterson returned to Boston. Peterson was appointed as a faculty member in 1911 at St. John's Seminary, teaching economics. He was later appointed rector, staying at the seminary until 1926.
On October 7, 1927, Peterson was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and titular bishop of Hippos by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on November 10, 1927, from Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, with Bishops George Albert Guertin and John Gregory Murray serving as co-consecrators. During his time as auxiliary bishop, he also served as pastor of St. Catherine of Genoa Parish in Somerville, Massachusetts.
While in Somerville, Peterson gained a reputation as a good administrator and educator. He also held several diocesan positions during this period.In 1930, U.S. President Herbert Hoover appointed Peterson to a national commission to survey education in the United States.
Peterson was named the fourth Bishop of Manchester by Pius XI on May 13, 1932. He was installed by Cardinal O'Connor at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester on July 14, 1932.
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