Bishop O'Connor also introduced into his jurisdiction the Franciscan Fathers, the Poor Clares, the Religious of the Sacred Heart, the Benedictines, and the Sisters of Providence. A most important work in the bishop's life was the foundation, in conjunction with Miss Katharine Drexel, of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, in 1889 (In 2000, Drexel became a saint in the Catholic Church.). Through the generosity of the Creighton family, Bishop O'Connor was enabled to erect Creighton College. On its completion in 1879, the bishop, who held the property in trust, deeded over the institution to the Jesuit Fathers, who are since in charge and hold the property as trustees. Bishop O'Connor also helped to establish the Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America. Bishop O'Connor died shortly before noon on May 27, 1890 at the age of sixty-seven, after having been in failing health for about a year. References 19th-century Irish people 1823 births 1890 deaths People from County Cork St. Charles Borromeo Seminary alumni Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic bishops of Omaha 19th-century American Roman Catholic priests