Henry Pinckney Northrop
Henry Pinckney Northrop (born May 5, 1842 in Charleston , South Carolina , USA ; † June 7, 1916 there ) was Bishop of Charleston .
Life
Henry Pinckney Northrop attended Georgetown College in Washington, DC from 1853 to 1856 and Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg from 1856 to 1860 . Northrop studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Pontifical North America College in Rome . He received on 25 June 1865, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Henry Pinckney Northrop then worked as a curate in New York City . In 1866 he became a curate at St. Joseph's Church . From 1868 to 1872 Northrop served as a missionary in New Bern , North Carolina . In 1872 he became assistant to the rector of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Charleston and pastor on Sullivan's Island . Henry Pinckney Northrop was pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Charleston from 1877 to 1882 .
On September 16, 1881 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . the Titular of Rosalia and ordered him to Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina . The Archbishop of Baltimore , James Gibbons , donated him episcopal ordination on January 8, 1882 ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Richmond , John Joseph Keane , and the Bishop of Wilmington , Thomas Andrew Becker . On January 27, 1883 Leo XIII appointed him. also to the Bishop of Charleston. Northrop resigned as Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina on February 4, 1888.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Patrick Neeson Lynch |
Bishop of Charleston 1883–1916 |
William Thomas Russell |
| James Gibbons |
Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina 1881–1888 |
Leo Michael Haid OSB |
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| SURNAME | Northrop, Henry Pinckney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Charleston |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charleston , South Carolina , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1916 |
| Place of death | Charleston , South Carolina , USA |