James Daniel Niedergeses

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.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend James Daniel Niedergeses
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 Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, US
Died	November 16, 2007(2007-11-16) (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, US

Biography

James Niedergeses born on February 2, 1917, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[1]

Pope John Paul II accepted Niedergeses' resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville on October 13, 1992.^[1] James Niedergeses died on November 16, 2007, at age 90 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville^[3][4]