John Moore (Bishop, 1835)
John Moore (born June 27, 1835 in Delvin , County Westmeath , Ireland , † July 30, 1901 in Jacksonville , Florida , USA ) was Bishop of Saint Augustine .
Life
John Moore came to the United States at the age of 14. His family settled in Charleston , South Carolina . He received on 9 April 1860, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On February 16, 1877 Pope Pius IX appointed him . to the Bishop of Saint Augustine. The Bishop of Charleston , Patrick Neeson Lynch , ordained him episcopal on May 13 of that year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Wilmington , Thomas Andrew Becker , and the Bishop of Savannah , William Hickley Gross CSsR . The inauguration took place on May 20, 1877.
The Bishop Moore High School in Orlando is named after him.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Augustin Verot PSS |
Bishop of Saint Augustine 1877–1901 |
William John Kenny |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Moore, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Bishop of Saint Augustine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delvin , County Westmeath , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1901 |
| Place of death | Jacksonville , Florida , USA |