John Barry (bishop, 1799)
John Barry (born July 16, 1799 in Coolamain , Ireland , † November 19, 1859 in Paris , France ) was an Irish - American clergyman and bishop of Savannah .
Life
John Barry received the sacrament of ordination for the Diocese of Charleston on September 24, 1825 .
After the death of the first Bishop of Savannah, Francis Xavier Gartland , he was elected diocesan administrator. Pope Pius IX appointed him Bishop of Savannah on January 9, 1857. The Archbishop of Baltimore , Francis Patrick Kenrick , donated him episcopal ordination on August 2 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Mobile , Michael Portier , and the Bishop of Philadelphia , Johannes Nepomuk Neumann CSsR .
When he took office, the diocese was financially inadequate and staffed by a yellow fever epidemic . Despite his poor health, Barry went to Europe to solicit donations and priests. During this trip he died in Paris.
Web links
- Entry on John Barry on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Biography with picture (English) , homepage of the Diocese of Savannah, accessed on June 5, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Xavier Gartland |
Bishop of Savannah 1857-1859 |
Augustin Verot PSS |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barry, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-American clergyman, Bishop of Savannah |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coolamain , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1859 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |