John Edmund Fitzmaurice
John Edmund Fitzmaurice | |
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Bishop of Erie | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Erie |
In office | 15 September 1899 – 18 June 1920 |
Predecessor | Tobias Mullen |
Successor | John Mark Gannon |
Orders | |
Ordination | 21 December 1862 |
Consecration | 24 February 1898 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Newtown-Sandes, County Kerry, Ireland | January 8, 1839
Died |
June 18, 1920 81) Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged
Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Erie (1898-1899) |
John Edmund Fitzmaurice (January 8, 1839 – June 18, 1920) was the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Erie (1899–1920).
Fitzmaurice was born in Newtown-Sandes, County Kerry, and began studying law at age fifteen.[1] In 1858 he came to the United States, where he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania.[1] He was ordained by Bishop James Frederick Wood on December 21, 1862,[2] and then served as a curate at St. John's and St. Paul's in Philadelphia.[1] After serving as pastor of St. Agatha's, he became rector of St. Charles Seminary in 1886.[1] His nephew, Edmond John Fitzmaurice, was also rector of St. Charles (1920-25) as well as Bishop of Wilmington (1925-60).
On December 14, 1897, Fitzmaurice was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Erie and Titular Bishop of Amisus by Pope Leo XIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on February 24, 1898 from Archbishop Patrick John Ryan, with Bishops Ignatius Frederick Horstmann and Edmond Francis Prendergast serving as co-consecrators.[2] He succeeded Tobias Mullen as Bishop on September 15, 1899.[2] During his 21-year-long tenure, Fitzmaurice established several parishes and dedicated St. Peter's Cathedral (1911).[3] He later died at age 81.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Erie". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bishop John Edmund Fitzmaurice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ↑ "About the Diocese: Continued Expansion (1900-1920)". Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie.
Catholic Church titles | ||
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New title | — TITULAR — Bishop of Amisus 14 December 1897 – 15 September 1899 |
Vacant Title next held by Aquilino Ferreyra y Alvarez |
Preceded by Tobias Mullen |
Bishop of Erie 15 September 1899 – 18 June 1920 |
Succeeded by John Mark Gannon |