Edmund Francis Gibbons
Edmund Francis Gibbons (born September 16, 1868 in White Plains , New York State , USA , † June 19, 1964 in Albany ) was Bishop of Albany .
Life
Edmund Francis Gibbons studied at Niagara University in Lewiston . From 1887 to 1893 Gibbons studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the Pontifical North America College in Rome . He received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Buffalo on May 27, 1893 .
From 1893 to 1896, Edmund Francis Gibbons was the private secretary to Bishop Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan CM . In 1900 he became superintendent for the Catholic schools in the diocese of Buffalo. From 1904 to 1915 Gibbons was also pastor of the parish of St. Vincent in Attica and from 1916 to 1919 pastor of the parish of St. Teresa in Buffalo .
On March 10, 1919 Pope Benedict XV appointed him . to the Bishop of Albany. The Apostolic Delegate in the United States, Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano , ordained him episcopal on March 25 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Syracuse , John Grimes , and the Bishop of Trenton , Thomas Joseph Walsh .
On November 10, 1954, Edmund Francis Gibbons resigned as Bishop of Albany. Thereupon Pope Pius XII appointed him . as titular bishop of Verbe .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Francis Cusack |
Bishop of Albany 1919–1954 |
William Aloysius Scully |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gibbons, Edmund Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Albany |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | White Plains , New York State , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1964 |
| Place of death | Albany |