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.
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.
See also
Bishop of Reykjavík
Diocese of Reykjavík
Christ the King Cathedral, Reykjavík (Iceland) Roman Catholicism in Iceland Christianity in Iceland
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Reykjavík
People from Bridgeport, Connecticut
20th-century American Jesuits
Jesuit bishops
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Saint Joseph's University faculty
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Iceland
1928 births
1994 deaths
Icelandic Jesuits
Roman Catholic bishops of Reykjavík
Catholics from Connecticut
Wheeling University faculty
Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
Boston College alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
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