Description
A stunning and elegant original photographic portrait with crisp tones and beautiful contrast. Bishop Thomas J. Dowling was the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton. Photographed by Cunningham of Hamilton ON. Cunningham is listed as being in business in Hamilton in 1896 for just one year as referenced The Ontario Photographers list 1851 to 1900 by Glenn C Phillips.
24 x 31 inches.
During Bishop Dowling’s episcopacy there was a heavy influx of immigrants into Canada. This increase in population necessitated the opening of more than twenty new parishes and the construction of many new churches and schools. Bishop Dowling strove to serve new Canadians in their native language by bringing priests into the diocese with the same ethnic background. Bishop Dowling was also committed to health care. He donated a residence to the Sisters of St. Joseph for their service to the sick. Catholic education was furthermore a continuing concern for Dowling. He fought resistance to separate schools in rural areas and established several Catholic high schools in Hamilton. In May 1906 Bishop Dowling led a three-day celebration to mark the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of the diocese. The Honourable Thomas Dowling died on 6 August 1924 and was laid to rest in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Burlington.
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