Henry P. Northrop
Bishop of Charleston | |
See | Diocese of Charleston |
In office | January 8, 1882 - June 7, 1916 |
Predecessor | Patrick Neeson Lynch |
Successor | William Thomas Russell |
Other post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 25, 1865 by Pietro de Villanova Castellacci |
Consecration | January 8, 1882 by James Gibbons |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | June 7, 1916 Charleston, South Carolina | (aged 74)
Education | Georgetown College Mount St. Mary's College Pontifical North American College |
Henry Pinckney Northrop (May 5, 1842 – June 7, 1916) was an American
Biography
Early life
Henry Northrop was born on May 5, 1842, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Claudian Byrd and Hannah Eliza (née Anderson) Northrop.[1] He received his early education at Georgetown College in Washington, D.C. from 1853 to 1856.[2] He then studied at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, graduating in 1860.[2] He attended the theological seminary at St. Mary's for four years before continuing his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[1]
Priesthood
Northrop was
Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina
On September 16, 1881, Northrop was appointed the second vicar apostolic of North Carolina and
Bishop of Charleston
In addition to his duties as vicar apostolic, Northrup was named the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Charleston on January 27, 1883 by Leo XIII.[3] Northrup resigned his post as vicar apostolic on February 4, 1888, while remaining bishop of Charleston.[3] Henry Northrop died in Charleston on June 7, 1916, at the age of 74.
References
- ^ a b c Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. VIII. John Howard Brown. Boston: The Biographical Society.
- ^ a b c The Memorial Volume: A History of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. Baltimore: The Baltimore Publishing Company. 1885.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Henry Pinckney Northrop". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.