Matthew Harkins
Matthew Harkins (born November 17, 1845 in Boston , USA , † May 25, 1921 in Providence , Rhode Island , USA ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Providence .
Life
Matthew Harkins attended schools on Tremont Street in Boston and Quincy, and from 1859 to 1869 the Latin School in Boston . He then studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and at the St. Sulpice Seminary in Paris . He received on 22 May 1869, the sacrament of Holy Orders . Matthew Harkins then studied canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome .
In 1870 Harkins became a curate at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Salem . From 1876 to 1884 he was pastor of the parish of St. Malachi in Arlington . Matthew Harkins then became pastor of St. James Parish in Boston.
On February 11, 1887 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Providence. The Archbishop of Boston , John Joseph Williams , ordained him episcopal on April 14 of the same year in the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Providence ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Hartford , Lawrence Stephen McMahon , and the Bishop of Springfield , Patrick Thomas O'Reilly .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Thomas Francis Hendricken |
Bishop of Providence 1887–1921 |
William Augustine Hickey |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Harkins, Matthew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1921 |
| Place of death | Providence , Rhode Island , USA |