Dempsey, Michael J., 1912-1996

LC control no.	n 2007007171
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Dempsey, Michael J., 1912-1996 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Dempsey, James Edward, 1912-1996 Dempsey, Michael James, 1912-1996
Associated country	United States
Associated place	Nigeria
Birth date	1912-02-12
Death date	1996-03-19
Place of birth	Providence (R.I.)
Place of death	Denver (Colo.)
Field of activity	Preaching
Affiliation	Dominicans Catholic Church. Sokoto Diocese (Nigeria) Fenwick High School
Profession or occupation	Clergy Priests Missionaries Bishops
Found in	Preaching in contemporary Nigeria, 2003: t.p. (Michael J. Dempsey) OCLC, Jan. 30, 2007 (hdg.: Dempsey, Michael J., 1912-1996) Politics and the common good, 2017: title page (The Michael Dempsey Centre for Social and Religious Research) title page verso (the Michael J. Dempsey Centre was established by the Province of St. Joseph the Worker in Nigeria and Ghana, in February 2002, in honour of the late M. J. Dempsey, O.P. [Order of Preachers], who was a founding Father and superior of the Dominican Vicariate of Nigeria, and later Bishop of Sokoto; renowned for his clear, incisive and moving preaching) Wikipedia, February 27, 2019 (Michael James Dempsey; born February 12, 1912, Providence, Rhode Island; died March 19, 1996, Denver, Colorado; American-born bishop of the Catholic Church; born James Edward Dempsey; entered the Dominican novitiate at St. Rose Priory, Springfield, Kentucky, and took the religious name Michael; studied at Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois; ordained a priest on June 11, 1942; taught English and religion at Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Illinois, 1943-1950, while obtaining master's in English literature at DePaul University, Chicago; in 1951 he entered the missionary field in Nigeria; served as bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria 1967-1984)
Associated language	eng