Alfred Jolson Explained

Type:Bishop
Alfred James Jolson
Bishop of Reykjavík
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Reykjavík
Term:February 6, 1988 – March 21, 1994
Predecessor:Msgr. Hendrik H. Frehen S.M.M.
Successor:Msgr. Joannes B.M. Gijsen
Ordination:14 June 1958
Consecration:6 February 1988
Consecrated By:John Joseph O'Connor
Rank:Bishop
Birth Date:June 18, 1928
Birth Place:Bridgeport, United States
Death Place:Pittsburgh, United States
Nationality: United States
Alma Mater:Boston College, Harvard Business School, Pontifical Gregorian University
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Honorific Suffix:SJ

Alfred James Jolson, S.J., (June 18, 1928  - March 21, 1994), was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Reykjavík from 1988 until his death in 1994.[1]

After several years of teaching in various Jesuit educational institutions in the United States (including Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia), Italy, and Iraq, Jolson was appointed to the Diocese of Reykjavík by Pope John Paul II in 1987. Jolson died suddenly in 1994.[2]

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  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjolson.html Catholic-Hierarchy-Alfred Jolson
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