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Ryan (JAMES American Roman Catholic)

JAMES, American Roman Catholic bishop, born, 1848, in Thurles co., Tipperary, Ireland. He was brought to the United States in childhood and was educated to the priesthood in the seminaries of St. Joseph, and St. Thomas. He was professor in St. Joseph's Seminary, and afterward served as pastor in several churches. He was consecrated bishop of Alton, Ill., in 1888.