Patrick Augustine Feehan
Patrick Augustine Feehan (born August 28, 1829 in Killenaule , County Tipperary , Ireland , † July 12, 1902 in Chicago ) was Archbishop of Chicago .
Life
Patrick Augustine Feehan received on November 1, 1852 sacrament of Holy Orders .
On July 7, 1865, Pope Pius IX appointed him . to the Bishop of Nashville . The Archbishop of Saint Louis , Peter Richard Kenrick , donated him episcopal ordination on November 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern Indian Territories of the Rocky Mountains , John Baptiste Miège SJ , and the Bishop of Alton , Henry Damian Juncker .
On September 10, 1880 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Archbishop of Chicago. Feehan founded what is now DePaul University in Chicago in 1898 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Duggan |
Archbishop of Chicago 1880–1902 |
James Edward Quigley |
| James Whelan OP |
Bishop of Nashville 1865–1880 |
Joseph Rademacher |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Feehan, Patrick Augustine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Chicago |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Killenaule , County Tipperary , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1902 |
| Place of death | Chicago |