Henry Regis Granjon
Henry Regis Granjon | |
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Roman Catholic Bishop of Tucson | |
In office 1900–1922 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Étienne, France | June 15, 1863
Died | November 9, 1922 Brignais, France | (aged 59)
Occupation | Clergyman |
Henry Regis Granjon (June 15, 1863 – November 9, 1922) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Tucson from 1900 until his death in 1922.
Biography[]
Henry Granjon was born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, to Peter and Jeanne (née Meunier) Granjon.[1] He received his seminary training at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, and in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree.[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on December 17, 1887.[3] He joined the missions at Arizona in 1890.[1] From 1897 to 1900, he was in charge of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, with residence in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
On April 19, 1900, Granjon was appointed the second Bishop of Tucson by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration at the Baltimore Cathedral on the following June 17 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops John J. Monaghan and Edward Patrick Allen serving as co-consecrators.[3] During his tenure, the Mission San Xavier del Bac underwent needed restoration. Bishop Granjon contributed the articles "Tucson" and "Mission San Xavier del Bac" to the Catholic Encyclopedia.[4]
At age 59, he died in Brignais while on a trip to meet with Pope Pius XI.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Leonard, John W., ed. (1905). Who's Who in America, 1903-1905. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company Publishers. p. 587. hdl:2027/mdp.39015010534280.
- ^ Jump up to: a b O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Catholic University of America Studies in American Church History. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America. p. 182. hdl:2027/uva.x030508989.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bishop Henry Regis Granjon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, 1917, p. 69 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 1863 births
- 1922 deaths
- People from Saint-Étienne
- French emigrants to the United States
- Seminary of Saint-Sulpice (France) alumni
- French Roman Catholic missionaries
- French Roman Catholic bishops in North America
- Roman Catholic bishops of Tucson
- Roman Catholic missionaries in the United States
- Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia