Bishop William T. Russell photograph

Collection

Identifier: A-00-9025

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This is a three-quarter length portrait photograph of William Russell, Bishop of Charleston. He is seated and facing slightly left.

Dates

Created: circa 1910

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Diocese of Charleston makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives. In providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the Diocese of Charleston does not assume any responsibility for determining the nature of any rights, ownership or interest therein; nor for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use; nor for determining the nature of any liabilities (for defamation and invasion of privacy) that may arise from any publication or use. This rests entirely with the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

William Thomas Russell, a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1863 to William and Rose Russell. He attended seminary at St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland, Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy, and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained in 1889. His first assignment was pastor of St. James Church in Hyattsville, Maryland, until 1894 when he was appointed private secretary to Cardinal James Gibbons and curate at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore. In 1908, Russell was named pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, District of Columbia, and in 1911 he was elevated to the rank of Domestic Prelate by Pope Pius X. Russell was appointed Bishop of Charleston in 1916 and ordained as South Carolina’s fifth bishop in 1917. Bishop Russell died in Charleston in 1927.

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