Austin Dowling

Austin Dowling (April 6, 1868 – November 29, 1930) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.

• The stringency of these regulations at once aroused opposition; yet the first elections held in conclave proved that the principle was right.
  • Conclave Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)