John Murphy Farley
His Eminence John Murphy Farley | |
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St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York | |
| Previous post(s) | (1895–1902) |
| Motto | Non Nobis Domine (Not Unto Us, O Lord) |
John Murphy Farley (April 20, 1842 – September 17, 1918) was an Irish-American
cardinal
in 1911.
Early life and education
John Farley was born in Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Ireland, to Catherine (née Murphy) and Philip Farrelly.[1] At age twelve, he was orphaned and went to live with his mother's family in the townland of Moyles.[2] He received his early education under the direction of a private tutor named Hugh McGuire.[3] He then attended St. Macartan's College in Monaghan from 1859 to 1864.[4]
Under the auspices of an uncle, Farley emigrated to the
St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary in Troy.[5] In 1866, he was sent to continue his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[3] He was present in Rome during the whole period of the First Vatican Council.[6]
Priesthood
Farley was
1878 papal conclave, but they arrived after the election of Pope Leo XIII had already taken place.[1] Farley wrote the article on Cardinal McCloskey for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[9]
From 1884 to 1902, Farley served as
St. Gabriel's Church in Manhattan.[3] During his tenure at St. Gabriel's, he freed the parish from debt, oversaw the consecration of the church, and built a parish hall. He was named a papal chamberlain in 1884 with the title of "monsignor", and raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1892.[4] In addition to his pastoral duties at St. Gabriel's, Farley served as vicar general for the Archdiocese of New York from 1891 to 1902.[1] He also served as president of the Catholic school board, in which position he organized a Catholic school parade in 1892.[5] He later organized a Catholic school exhibit in 1894.[5] He became a protonotary apostolic in 1895.[4]
Episcopal career
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| Informal style | Cardinal |
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On November 18, 1895, Farley was appointed
Assistant at the Pontifical Throne
in 1905.
anti-Irish bigots
.
He made progress in
Cathedral Preparatory Seminary.[10] He was known to take daily walks with one of his priests down Madison or Fifth Avenue
, noting, "A man never collects his thoughts so well as when he walks alone or with a congenial spirit."
Farley died in
St. Patrick's Cathedral
.
Further reading
- Thomas J. Shelley; "John Cardinal Farley and Modernism in New York" Church History, Vol. 61, 1992
Sources
References
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- ^ a b c Miranda, Salvador. "FARLEY, John Murphy (1842–1918)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
- ^ a b "John Murphy Farley (or Farrelly) (1842 – 1918)", Parish of Lower Creggan
- ^ a b c Fitch, Charles Elliott (1916). Encyclopedia of Biography of New York. The American Historical Society. pp. 25–26.
- ^ a b c "Archdiocese of New York". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b c Thornton, Francis Beauchesne (1963). Our American Princes. New York, Putnam.
- ^ a b Walsh, James Joseph (1926). Our American Cardinals. D. Appleton and Company.
- ^ a b "John Murphy Cardinal Farley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b "Cardinal A Leader Of Loyal Americans". The New York Times. September 18, 1918.
- ^ a b The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers, New York, The Encyclopedia press, 1917, p. 55
- ^ a b "John Cardinal Farley", Hall of Honor, Fordham University.
- ^ "All City Mourns Cardinal Farley". The Evening World. September 18, 1918.