Edmund Gibbons
Edmund Gibbons | |
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| Bishop of Albany | |
| In office | 1919-1954 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 27, 1893 |
| Consecration | March 25, 1920 by Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1868 White Plains, New York |
| Died | June 19, 1964 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | James and Joanna (née Ray) Gibbons |
| Education | Pontifical North American College |
| Alma mater | Niagara University |
Edmund Francis Gibbons (September 16, 1868 – June 19, 1964) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Albany from 1919 to 1954.
Biography[]
Edmund Gibbons was born in White Plains, New York, to James and Joanna (née Ray) Gibbons, who were Irish immigrants.[1] His father was a laborer who helped build the New York State Capitol.[2] After graduating from Niagara University in 1887, he studied at the Pontifical North American College in Rome from 1887 to 1893.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1893.[3] He then served as secretary to Bishop Stephen V. Ryan (1893-1896), superintendent of Catholic schools in the Buffalo Diocese (1900-1916), and pastor of St. Vincent's Church in Attica (1904-1915).[1] He was pastor of St. Teresa's Church in Buffalo from 1916 to 1919.[1]
On March 10, 1919, Gibbons was appointed the sixth Bishop of Albany by Pope Benedict XV.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano, with Bishops John Grimes and Thomas Walsh serving as co-consecrators.[3] He guided the diocese through the Great Depression and World War II, and oversaw a great increase in religious vocations and parishes.[2] He also established The College of Saint Rose, Siena College, Mater Christi Seminary, 22 high schools, 82 grade schools, and the diocesan newspaper, The Evangelist.[2]
After thirty-five years as bishop, Gibbons resigned on November 10, 1954; he was named Titular Bishop of Verbe on the same date.[3] He later died at age 95.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "A BRIEF HISTORY". Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Bishop Edmund Francis Gibbons". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Episcopal succession[]
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- 1868 births
- 1964 deaths
- Roman Catholic bishops of Albany
- Niagara University alumni
- People from White Plains, New York
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent