Lawrence Stephen McMahon
| Most Rev. Lawrence Stephen McMahon | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hartford | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Hartford |
| In office | August 10, 1879—August 21, 1893 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. |
| Successor | Michael Tierney |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 24, 1860 |
| Consecration | August 10, 1879 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 26, 1835 St. John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died |
August 21, 1893 (aged 57) Lakeville, Connecticut, United States |
Lawrence Stephen McMahon (December 26, 1835 – August 21, 1893) was a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford from 1879 until his death in 1893.
Biography
Lawrence McMahon was born in St. John, New Brunswick, and in 1839 came with his parents to the United States, where he was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1] Receiving his early education at the public schools of Boston, he entered Holy Cross College in Worcester at age 15, and remained there until the college was destroyed by fire in 1852.[1] He then studied rhetoric at Montreal, Quebec, and philosophy at Baltimore, Maryland.[2] He attended the College of Aix in France and then completed his theological studies in Rome, where he was ordained to the priesthood on March 24, 1860.[3]
McMahon was first assigned as a curate at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston, and served as chaplain to the 28th Massachusetts regiment during the Civil War from 1863 to 1865.[1] Returning from the war, he served as pastor in Bridgewater and then in New Bedford, where he erected St. Lawrence's Church and a hospital under the care of the Sisters of Mercy.[2] He was also named the first vicar general of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1872.[2]
On May 16, 1879, McMahon was appointed the fifth Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on August 10 from Archbishop John Joseph Williams, with Bishops John Loughlin and Patrick Thomas O'Reilly serving as co-consecrators, at Hartford.[3] He soon liquidated the diocese's $60,000 debt, and continued to execute the building plans of his predecessors for the Cathedral of St. Joseph, which he dedicated in May 1892.[4] During his 14-year tenure, he established 48 parishes and 16 parochial schools.[5]
McMahon later died at Lakeville,[1] aged 57. He is buried at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Hartford". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Laurence S. M'Mahon". The New York Times. 1879-05-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bishop Lawrence Stephen McMahon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ↑ "History of the Cathedral of St. Joseph". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
- ↑ "History". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
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Episcopal succession
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. |
Bishop of Hartford 1879—1893 |
Succeeded by Michael Tierney |
