Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Benedict Joseph Fenwick SJ (born September 3, 1782 in Leonardtown , Maryland , USA , † August 11, 1846 ) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Boston .
Life
Benedict Joseph Fenwick entered the Jesuit order , and received on June 11, 1808 sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Leo XII. appointed him Bishop of Boston on May 10, 1825 . The Archbishop of Baltimore , Ambrose Maréchal PSS , donated him episcopal ordination on November 1 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Charleston , John England , and the Bishop of Philadelphia , Henry Conwell . The inauguration in the Diocese of Boston took place on December 3, 1825.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus |
Bishop of Boston 1825–1846 |
John Bernard Fitzpatrick |
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| SURNAME | Fenwick, Benedict Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Boston |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leonardtown , Maryland , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1846 |