Thomas Augustine Hendrick
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Thomas Augustine Hendrick (b. at Penn Yan, New York, U.S.A., 29 October 1849; d. at Cebú, Philippines, 29 November, 1909) was an American Catholic priest; he became the 22nd Bishop of Cebú, the first American to hold this position.
[edit] Life
He was ordained priest at St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, New York, 7 June, 1873, and spent 29 years in parish work in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester.
When the reorganization of the Catholic Church in the Philippines was undertaken after the Spanish-American War, he was appointed Bishop of Cebú, and consecrated in Rome 23 August, 1903. He took possession of his See on 6 March, 1904. He died from cholera.
[edit] References
- Catholic Union and Times (Buffalo 4 December, 1909);
- Catholic Directory
[edit] External links
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
