Thomas Mathias Lenihan


Thomas Mathias Lenihan
Bishop of Cheyenne
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cheyenne
AppointedDecember 18, 1896
Term endedDecember 15, 1901 (his death)
PredecessorMaurice Francis Burke
SuccessorJames John Keane
Orders
OrdinationNovember 19, 1867
by John Hennessy
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1897
by John Hennessy
Personal details
Born(1844-08-12)August 12, 1844
DiedDecember 15, 1901(1901-12-15) (aged 57)
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
EducationSt. Thomas Seminary
St. Vincent's Seminary
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
Signature

Thomas Mathias Lenihan (August 12, 1844 December 15, 1901) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming from 1896 until his death in 1901. He was the brother of Bishop Mathias Clement Lenihan.