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James Daniel Niedergeses (February 2, 1917 – November 16, 2007) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 1975 to 1992.

Biography

James Niedergeses born on February 2, 1917, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Nashville by Bishop William Adrian on May 20, 1944, in Nashville. Niedergeses spent the 11 years in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the majority of his time there as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish.

On April 8, 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed Niedergeses as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville, He was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Cicognani on May 20, 1975.

Pope John Paul II accepted Niedergeses' resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville on October 13, 1992. James Niedergeses died on November 16, 2007, at age 90 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville

References

1. ^ Bishop James Daniel Niedergeses [Catholic-Hierarchy]
2. "Diocese of Knoxville". Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
3. "welcome to Saint Thomas Hospital". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
4. Bishop Niedergeses, 'a model person,' dies at 90

Episcopal succession

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
Ordinaries	Bishops Richard Pius Miles James Whelan Patrick Feehan Joseph Rademacher Thomas Sebastian Byrne Alphonse John Smith William Lawrence Adrian Joseph Aloysius Durick James Daniel Niedergeses Edward Urban Kmiec David Raymond Choby J. Mark Spalding
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Incarnation,Nashville Parishes St. Michael's Catholic Church, Cedar Hill (Mission)
Education	College Aquinas College, Nashville High schools Father Ryan High School, Nashville Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville
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