Francis Patrick Kenrick
Francis Patrick Kenrick (born December 3, 1796 in Dublin , Ireland , † July 8, 1863 ) was an Irish clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore .
Life
Francis Patrick Kenrick received on 2 April 1821 by Curia Archbishop Candido Maria Frattini , the sacrament of Holy Orders . Like his brother Peter Richard Kenrick later , he went to the United States and worked in the diocese of Philadelphia . He was later professor of Catholic theology at the Bardstown Theological Seminary .
Pope Pius VIII appointed him on February 26, 1830, coadjutor bishop of Philadelphia and titular archbishop of Arathia . He received his episcopal ordination on June 6th of the same year by the Bishop of Bardstown , Benedict Joseph Flaget PSS . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Philadelphia, Henry Conwell , and the coadjutor of Bardstown, John Baptist Mary David . With the death of Henry Conwell on April 22, 1842, he followed this as Bishop of Philadelphia.
Pope Pius IX appointed him on August 19, 1851 Archbishop of Baltimore . The inauguration took place on October 9 of the same year. The Baltimore Provincial Councils were held under his leadership in 1855 and 1858. Kenrick, who was considered a respected theologian, led the archdiocese in a time of strong national divisions before and at the beginning of the Civil War .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Archbishops of the Modern Era (1851--2012). Archdiocese of Baltimore , accessed April 10, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Eccleston PSS |
Archbishop of Baltimore 1851–1863 |
Martin John Spalding |
| Henry Conwell |
Bishop of Philadelphia 1842-1851 |
Johann Nepomuk Neumann CSsR |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kenrick, Francis Patrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kenrick, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1863 |