James Michael Reardon
James Michael Reardon | |
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| Rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary | |
Reardon in 1950 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 4, 1898 by John Ireland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1872 Charlottetown, Colony of Prince Edward Island |
| Died | December 12, 1963 (aged 91) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Buried | Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota |
| Signature | |
| Awards | Order of Leopold II |
James Michael Reardon (August 31, 1872 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American Catholic priest and professor of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul. A prominent churchman in the first half of the 20th century, he was rector of the Basilica of Saint Mary from 1921 until his death and wrote the definitive history of the diocese.