Timothy J. Corbett
{{Short description|American Catholic clergyman}}
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Titular Bishop of Vita
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| birth_place = Mendota, Minnesota, US
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Timothy J. Corbett (June 10, 1858 – July 20, 1939) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Crookston from 1910 to 1938.
Biography
= Early life =
Timothy Corbett was born on June 10, 1858, in Mendota, Minnesota, and raised in Minneapolis.{{cite book|last=O'Donnell|first=John Hugh|title=The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922|url=https://archive.org/details/catholichierarch00odon|place=Washington, D.C.|year=1922}} He was privately educated by Father James McGolrick, who sent him to study at the lower seminary of Meximieux in France in 1876. In 1880, Corbett enrolled at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. He completed his studies at St. John's Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts.
= Priesthood =
Corbett was ordained to the priesthood in Boston by Archbishop John Williams for the Archdiocese of St. Paul on June 12, 1886.{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Timothy J. Corbett|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcorbett.html}} With the establishment of the Diocese of Duluth in 1889, Corbett became rector of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Duluth, Minnesota. He also served as chancellor of the new diocese .{{cite news|work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston|title=History of the Diocese|url=http://www.crookston.org/About_Diocese.html#TXTOBJ7D94410132A1F2B41|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002222113/http://www.crookston.org/About_Diocese.html#TXTOBJ7D94410132A1F2B41|archivedate=October 2, 2009}}
= Bishop of Crookston =
On April 9, 1910, Corbett was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Crookston by Pope Pius X. He received his episcopal consecration on May 19, 1910, from Archbishop John Ireland, with Bishops James McGolrick and James Trobec serving as co-consecrators. During his 28-year tenure, Corbett established over 50 churches and 12 schools through soliciting funds.
= Retirement and legacy =
On June 25, 1938, Corbett's resignation as bishop of Crookston was accepted by Pope Pius XI, who appointed him titular bishop of Vita. Timothy Corbett died on July 20, 1939, in Crookston at age 81.
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Category:People from Mendota, Minnesota
Category:Saint John's Seminary (Massachusetts) alumni
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Crookston
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States