John Dalton (bishop)

John Dalton, O.S.F., (c.1821 – May 5, 1869) was an Irish-born Friar Minor who served as the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, from 1856 to 1869.

The Right Reverend

John Dalton, O.S.F.
Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
ArchdioceseSt. John's Newfoundland
DioceseHarbour Grace
InstalledFebruary 29, 1856
Term endedMay 5, 1869
SuccessorEnrico Carfagnini, O.S.F.
Orders
Ordination1849
ConsecrationMay 25, 1856
by John Thomas Mullock, O.S.F.
Personal details
Bornc. 1821
Thurles, County Tipperary, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
DiedMay 5, 1869
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
BuriedCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (1869 - 2018), Harbour Grace Roman Catholic Cemetery (2018)
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic
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