John Bertram Peterson

John Bertram Peterson (July 15, 1871 – March 15, 1944) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and as the bishop of the Diocese of Manchester. Quotes Unity is secured by the hierarchical organization of the ministry and the due submission of inferiors to authority. On this point the teaching of the Apostolic Fathers seems to stand for a marked development in advance of the practice of the Apostolic period. But it is to be noted that the familiar tone in which episcopal authority is treated precludes the possibility of its being a novelty. Apostolic Fathers (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1871 births Category:People from Massachusetts Category:Catholics from the United States Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:1944 deaths