Jeremiah O'Callaghan

Jeremiah O'Callaghan (1780-1861) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who served in Vermont, U.S.A., known as the Apostle of Vermont.[1] Born in 1780 near Macroom, Co. Cork. O'Callaghan, was educated at St. Patrick's, Carlow College[2] before being ordained by Bishop William Coppinger in 1805 and serving in Cork in the Diocese of Cloyne and Ross[3] for ten years before going to the United States. O'Callaghan was sent to Burlington, Vermont by Benedict Joseph Fenwick S.J. in 1830 as the first resident priest.[4] In 1833, Father O'Callaghan had St. Mary's church built in St. Albans, north of Burlington.[5] In Vermont Fr. O'Callaghan was known for his campaign against Usury.

References

  1. ↑ An raibh tú ag an gCarraig? Deep in Vermont’s woods lies the story of West Cork’s Rev. Jeremiah O’Callaghan www.westcorkpeople.ie, 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Carlow College - Two Hundred Years of Education by Fr. John McEvoy, Carloviana No 40. 1992.
  3. ↑ Fr. Jeremiah O'Callaghan
  4. ↑ A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE BURLINGTON ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BURLINGTON, www.vermontcatholic.org
  5. ↑ Irish Settlers in Vermont


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