Rev. William T. Nash, s.j. - Assignment Record

Assignment Record – Rev. William T. Nash, s.j.

Summary of Case: William T. Nash was a Jesuit priest of the Chicago Province, ordained in 1915. He was a high school and college teacher mostly in Chicago, with shorter stints in Omaha NE, Toledo OH and Detroit MI. He also served as a parish priest. Nash's whereabouts after 1958 are unknown. (There are no known allegations of abuse against William T. Nash. Brother William J. Nash, SJ is the subject of allegations of child sexual abuse.)

Ordained: 1915

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1915 Chicago archbishop was George William Mundelein (1915-1939).	1916	St. Ignatius College High School	Chicago	IL		St. Ignatius had 629 students, all boys.
1916 Omaha bishop was Jeremiah James Harty (1916-1927).	1918	Creighton University High School	Omaha	NE	English and Classics teacher	Creighton had 365-391 students, all boys.
1918 Toledo bishop was Joseph Schrembs (1911-1921).	1919	St. John's College	Toledo	OH	City Missioner
1919 Chicago archdiocese	1922	Holy Family	Chicago	IL	4/5, 2/4	Holy family was affiliated with two schools, one with 425-210 students, and the other (St. Joseph's) with 420-535 students. Nash is indexed int eh 1922 Directory as at Holy Family, but he is not listed as there in the Chicago pages.
1922 Detroit bishop was Michael James Gallagher (1918-1937).	1924	University of Detroit	Detroit	MI		U of D had a high school with 1716-1860 students.
1924 Chicago archdiocese	1931	Sacred Heart	Chicago	IL	3/7, 3/4, 3/5, 2/6
1931 Mundelein was succeeded as Chicago archbishop by Samuel Alphonsus Stritch (1939-1958).	1958	St. Ignatius High School	Chicago	IL		St. Ignatius High had 500-1,031 students, all boys. The 1958 Directory lists Nash as at St. Ignatius, but he is not listed as there in the Chicago pages. Nash is not indexed beyond the 1958 Directory.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons,1916-1958)

• Non-Monetary Commitments, The Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus website, accessed Dec. 7, 2012

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This assignment record was last updated on December 15, 2019.