Francis James Furey

Styles of
**Francis James Furey**
Styles of; Francis James Furey
	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

San Antonio, Texas, US
San Antonio, Texas, US
Education	St. Charles Borromeo Seminary; Pontifical Roman Major Seminary

Francis James Furey (February 22, 1905 – April 23, 1979) was an American

Roman Catholic Church

.

He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1863, as bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in California from 1966 to 1969 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 1969 to 1979.

Biography

Early life

The eldest of five children, Francis Furey was born on February 22, 1905, in

Pontifical Roman Seminary, from where he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1926 and a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree in 1930.^[1]^[3]

Priesthood

Furey was

Philadelphia.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia

On August 17, 1960, Furey was appointed as an

Joseph McCormick serving as co-consecrators.^[4]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of San Diego

coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of San Diego on July 21, 1963.^[4] After the death of Bishop Charles F. Buddy on March 5, 1966, Furey automatically succeeded him as bishop.^[4] He served on the administrative tribunal of the Second Vatican Council in Rome from 1962 to 1965.^[5]

Archbishop of San Antonio

On May 23, 1969, Furey was appointed as the third archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio by Paul VI.[4] After his installation, Furey decided not to move into the large bishop's residence, choosing instead a two-room apartment in a poor part of the city.^[3]

Furey established one of the first diocesan commissions for

Mexican American affairs in the United States, and promoted the candidacy in 1970 of Reverend Patrick Flores as the first Mexican American bishop in the country.^[5]^[3] Furey was an outspoken supporter of Communities Organized for Public Service, a community organizing group in San Antonio.^[5]^[3] He also supported the Farah strike (October 1973) and the lettuce boycotts of the Texas Farm Workers Union.^[5] He held various offices within the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, including chair of the Committee for the Campaign for Human Development.^[5]

Furey was

honorary degrees from La Salle College, St. Joseph College, Villanova University, St. John's University, Brooklyn, New York; Mount St. Mary's University, and Our Lady of the Lake University.^[5]

Death and legacy

Francis Furey died of cancer in San Antonio on April 23, 1979, at age 74.[3] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in San Antonio.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ "St. Mary's and Marian". Coaldale High School Alumni.
^
ISSN 0362-4331
. Retrieved 2022-07-29.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Archbishop Francis James Furey". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "FUREY, FRANCIS JAMES (1905-1979)". Handbook of Texas Online.

5. Francis James Furey's Niece Dolores Fennell

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia 1960–1966	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Miguel de Andrea	Titular Bishop of Temnus 1960–1966	Succeeded by Vacant
Preceded by Charles F. Buddy	Bishop of San Diego 1966–1969	Succeeded by Leo Thomas Maher
Preceded by Robert Emmet Lucey	Archbishop of San Antonio 1969–1979	Succeeded by Patrick Flores

[curtis-1] Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.

[coaldale-2] "St. Mary's and Marian". Coaldale High School Alumni.

[:0-3] 
ISSN 0362-4331
. Retrieved 2022-07-29.

[hierarchy-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Archbishop Francis James Furey". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

[texas-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "FUREY, FRANCIS JAMES (1905-1979)". Handbook of Texas Online.

[1]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Francis Buddy Francis James Furey Leo Thomas Maher Robert Henry Brom Cirilo Flores Robert W. McElroy Coadjutor bishops Cirilo Flores Auxiliary bishops Richard Henry Ackerman John R. Quinn Gilbert Espinosa Chávez Salvatore Cordileone John P. Dolan Ramon Bejarano Michael Pham Felipe Pulido
Churches	Churches List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, San Diego
Education	High schools, diocesan Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Normal Heights, San Diego Cathedral Catholic High School, Carmel Valley, San Diego Formerly the University of San Diego High School Mater Dei Catholic High School, Chula Vista Formerly Marian Catholic High School St. Augustine High School, North Park, San Diego Vincent Memorial Catholic High School, Calexico High schools, independent Saint Joseph Academy, San Marcos Catholic school not associated with Diocese, formerly known as Sierra Madre Academy High school, closed University of San Diego High School
Catholicism portal