- Work
- Roman Catholic priest assigned to Beaver Island (1883 diocesan roster)
- Eras
- Irish era
- Concepts
- catholicismreligionheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Rev. Peter Gallagher is listed for Beaver Island in the clergy roster that Rev. Robert W. Brown gives for Bishop Henry Joseph Richter’s assumption of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in 1883.
Identity boundary
This is an episode-qualified clergy record, not a complete biography. Brown’s roster does not name a parish, so it does not establish that Gallagher held an office at Holy Cross. It also does not establish that he is the Father Peter Gallagher reported much later in a Notre Dame research poster as celebrating Mass in Irish. Those records remain unmerged pending an independently dated parish, diocesan, or biographical source.
Open questions
- Which parish or mission on Beaver Island did the 1883 roster assignment cover?
- Do diocesan directories, sacramental registers, obituaries, or clergy files identify this man’s lifespan and postings?
- Is this the same Peter Gallagher named in later accounts of Irish-language Mass?
See also
Sources
- Described in this archive: Michigan Historical Collections, volume 38, 1912.Brown’s roster of priests under Bishop Henry Joseph Richter when he took charge of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in 1883 lists “Beaver Island—Rev. Peter Gallagher.” It does not state a parish, dates of service beyond the roster context, biographical details, or a connection to another Peter Gallagher in the corpus.
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Peter Gallagher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/peter-gallagher/, accessed [date], citing Rev. Robert W. Brown, “Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Grand Rapids,” *Michigan Historical Collections*, vol. 38 (1912), p. 514..
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