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Bishop Patrick Augustine Feehan

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Bishop Patrick Augustine Feehan

Birth
Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death
12 Jul 1902 (aged 72)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.8664284, Longitude: -87.9071808
Plot
Bishops' Mausoleum, West Wall, Center Row
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Religious Figure. He served as the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop and first Archbishop of the Chicago, Illinois diocese. A native of Killenaule, Ireland, he was ordained priest on November 1, 1852 and served in Saint Louis, Missouri until his appointment as Bishop of Nashville, Tennesse, on June 7, 1865. On September 10, 1880, he was promoted to the metropolitan See of Chicago, Illinois, becoming its first Archbishop.
Religious Figure. He served as the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop and first Archbishop of the Chicago, Illinois diocese. A native of Killenaule, Ireland, he was ordained priest on November 1, 1852 and served in Saint Louis, Missouri until his appointment as Bishop of Nashville, Tennesse, on June 7, 1865. On September 10, 1880, he was promoted to the metropolitan See of Chicago, Illinois, becoming its first Archbishop.

Bio by: Guy Gagnon


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