Charles F. Buddy
St. Mary's College Pontifical North American College |
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Reference style The Most Reverend | | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Monsignor | |
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Charles Francis Buddy (October 4, 1887 – March 6, 1966) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of San Diego
in California from 1936 until his death in 1966.
Buddy built what is today the University of San Diego, including a women's college, women, a men's college, a law school, a theological seminary, a basilica for the chapel, and offices for the diocese.[1]
Biography
Early life
Charles Buddy was born on October 4, 1887, in
St. Mary's College in St. Marys, Kansas, two years later.[4]
Following his graduation from St. Mary's in 1909, Buddy began his studies for the
priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[5] He earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1911 and a licentiate in theology in 1913.[2]
Priesthood
Buddy was
Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on September 19, 1914.[6] He returned to Missouri in August 1915 and was assigned as a curate at St. Joseph's Cathedral in St. Joseph.[2] In 1917, Buddy was named chancellor of the diocese and secretary to Bishop Maurice Burke.[5] Buddy resigned from both positions in 1919 after a severe case of influenza.[4]
After regaining his health, Buddy served as diocesan director of the
African-Americans in northern Missouri.[5] He sat on the municipal board of health, assisted in Community Chest campaigns, and founded an information forum for people of all religions.[3]
Bishop of San Diego
On October 31, 1936, Buddy was appointed the first
consecration on December 21, 1936, from Bishop Charles Le Blond, with Bishops Gerald Bergan and Francis Monaghan serving as co-consecrators.[6] His installation took place at St. Joseph's Cathedral in San Diego on February 3, 1937.[8]
The new diocese was located in
Catholic Church Extension Society, which donated to the Diocese of San Diego for the construction of churches and the financial support of priests.[8]
In 1939, Buddy declared that "the world is in a stupor from an overdose of
president from 1950 to 1966.[10] He attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council in Rome in 1962.[6]
Buddy died on March 6, 1966, at age 78 in
confirmation trip to parishes in the San Gorgonio Pass .[5]
References
- ^ Kevin Starr, Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 (2004) p 62
- ^ a b c d e f Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c "Religion: San Diego's Buddy". Time. 1936-11-16. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c Stevens, Walter Barlow (1921). Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State): One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921. Vol. III. St. Louis: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
- ^ a b c d Weber, Francis J. (1973). The Pilgrim Church in California.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Charles Francis Buddy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Our History". Cathedral of Saint Joseph. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Nuestra Señora De Guadalupe: The Mexican Catholic Experience in San Diego". The Journal of San Diego History.
- ^ a b "Bishop Warns On 'isms'; Buddy, at San Francisco, Says World Is in a 'Stupor'". The New York Times. 1939-07-31.
- ^ "History of USD". University of San Diego. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
Further reading
- Burt J. Boudoin. Fortress on the Hill: Founding the University of San Diego and the San Diego College for Women, 1942-1963 (2001)
