Matthew Francis Brady
Matthew Francis Brady (born January 15, 1893 in Waterbury , Connecticut , USA , † September 20, 1959 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Manchester .
Life
Matthew Francis Brady studied at the Seminary of St. Thomas of the Diocese of Hartford , at the American College in Leuven , Belgium, and at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester . He received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Hartford on June 10, 1916 through Bishop John Joseph Nilan . Until 1918 he was a military chaplain (Chaplain) in the United States Army . He then worked in the pastoral care of the Hartford diocese. From 1922 to 1932 he taught at the St. Thomas Seminary.
On July 30, 1938, Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Bishop of Burlington . The Apostolic Delegate in the United States, Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani , ordained him episcopal on October 26 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Hartford, Maurice Francis McAuliffe , and the Bishop of Portland , Joseph Edward McCarthy .
On November 11, 1944, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Manchester .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Most Reverend Matthew Francis Brady, Fourth Bishop of Burlington. In: Homepage. Bishopric of Burlington , accessed March 17, 2015 .
predecessor | Office | successor |
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John Bertram Peterson |
Bishop of Manchester 1944–1959 |
Ernest John Primeau |
Joseph John Rice |
Bishop of Burlington 1938–1944 |
Edward Francis Ryan |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brady, Matthew Francis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Manchester |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1893 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterbury , Connecticut , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1959 |