James Daniel Niedergeses
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James Daniel Niedergeses
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| Bishop of Nashville | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Nashville |
| In office | May 20, 1975 to October 13, 1992 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Aloysius Durick |
| Successor | Edward Urban Kmiec |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 8, 1975 by William Lawrence Adrian |
| Consecration | May 20, 1975 by Giovanni Cicognani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1917 |
| Died | November 16, 2007 (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, US |
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