Daniel Mary Gorman
Daniel Mary Gorman was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Boise|Diocese of Boise] in Idaho from 1918 until his death in 1927.
Biography
Early life
Daniel Gorman was born on April 12, 1861, in Wyoming, Iowa, to John and Mary Gorman. His father was born in County Sligo, Ireland, and his mother in Montreal, Quebec. After graduating from Wyoming High School, he entered St. Joseph's College in Dubuque. He continued his studies at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Priesthood
Gorman was ordained to the priesthood in Milwaukee for the Archdiocese of Dubuque by Archbishop John [Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti] on June 24, 1893. He served as pastor of a small parish in State Center, Iowa, for one year before joining the faculty of St. Joseph's College. From 1904 to 1918, he served as president of St. Joseph's, known today as Loras College. During his tenure, St. Joseph saw its greatest expansion of grounds and building, the high school department was extended, and the four-year course was initiated in 1915. The Vatican elevated Gorman to the rank of protonotary apostolic on April 19, 1917.Bishop of Boise
On February 6, 1918, Gorman was appointed the second bishop of Boise by Pope Benedict XV. He received his episcopal consecration at Saint Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque on May 1, 1918, from Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano, with Bishops Mathias Lenihan and Joseph Glass, C.M., serving as co-consecrators. During his nine years as bishop, the clergy increased by 32 diocesan priests, construction of Cathedral of St. [John the Evangelist (Boise, Idaho)|Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist] was completed in Boise in 1921, and the enrollment in parish schools doubled.Daniel Gorman died in Lewiston, Idaho, on June 9, 1927, at age 66.