John Edmund Fitzmaurice
Roman Catholic Church | |
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| See | Diocese of Erie |
| In office | September 15,1899 – June 18, 1920 |
| Predecessor | Tobias Mullen |
| Successor | John Mark Gannon |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1862 by James Frederick Wood |
| Consecration | February 24, 1898 by Patrick John Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1839 |
| Died | June 18, 1920 (aged 81) Erie, Pennsylvania, US |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Erie (1898–1899) |
| Education | St. Charles Borromeo Seminary |
John Edmund Fitzmaurice (January 8, 1839 – June 18, 1920) was an American
bishop of the Diocese of Erie
in Pennsylvania (1899–1920).
Biography
Early life
John Fitzmaurice was born on January 8, 1839, in
priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Fitzmaurice was
Philadelphia.[1] After serving as pastor of St. Agatha's Parish in Philadelphia, he became rector of St. Charles Seminary in 1886.[1] His nephew, Edmond John Fitzmaurice, was also rector of St. Charles (1920–1925) as well as Bishop of Wilmington
(1925–1960).
Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Erie
On December 14, 1897, Fitzmaurice was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Erie and
consecration on February 24, 1898, from Archbishop Patrick Ryan, with Bishops Ignatius Horstmann and Edmond Prendergast serving as co-consecrators.[2] He succeeded Tobias Mullen as Bishop on September 15, 1899.[2]
During his 21-year-long tenure as bishop, Fitzmaurice established several parishes and dedicated
St. Peter's Cathedral in Erie (1911).[3] The Sisters of St. Joseph added an annex to St. Vincent's Hospital
in Erie and in 1901 a nursing school.
Toward the end of his life, Fitzmaurice went blind; John Fitzmaurice died June 18, 1920, at age 81 in Erie, Pennsylvania.[4]
References
- ^ a b c
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Erie". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop John Edmund Fitzmaurice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ^ "About the Diocese: Continued Expansion (1900-1920)". Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Bishops of the Diocese of Erie", Saint Peter Cathedral
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