Matthew Francis Brady
The Most Reverend Matthew Francis Brady | |
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Bishop of Manchester | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Manchester |
In office | November 11, 1944—September 20, 1959 |
Predecessor | John Bertram Peterson |
Successor | Ernest John Primeau |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 10, 1916 |
Consecration | October 26, 1938 |
Personal details | |
Born | Waterbury, Connecticut | January 15, 1893
Died | September 20, 1959 Manchester, New Hampshire | (aged 66)
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Burlington (1938-1944) |
Matthew Francis Brady (January 15, 1893 – September 20, 1959) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Burlington (1938–1944) and Bishop of Manchester (1944–1959).
Biography[]
Matthew Brady was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to John and Catherine (née Caffrey) Brady.[1] After attending St. Thomas Seminary in Hartford, he studied at the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Leuven, Belgium, and at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York.[1] Brady was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John Joseph Nilan on June 10, 1916.[2] During World War I, he served as a chaplain in the United States Army from 1916 to 1918.[1] He then did pastoral work in the Diocese of Hartford, and served as a professor at St. Thomas Seminary from 1922 to 1932.[1]
On July 30, 1938, Brady was appointed the fourth Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, by Pope Pius XI.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 26 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Bishops Maurice F. McAuliffe and Joseph Edward McCarthy serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.[2] He organized branches of the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Youth, and erected about a dozen new parishes in such places as Fairfax, Gilman, North Troy, Orleans, and South Burlington.[3]
Brady was named the fifth Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, by Pope Pius XII on November 11, 1944.[2] He presided over a period of unprecedented growth in the Manchester Diocese, founding 27 parishes in 11 years and authorizing the construction of nearly 50 churches and numerous schools, convents, and other facilities.[4] He also increased the number of Catholics by 50,000, and the number of priests and religious from around 650 to over 1,600.[4] For all these accomplishments he was nicknamed "Brady the Builder."[4]
Brady later died at age 66. Bishop Brady High School in Concord as well as Brady Hall, a residential dormitory on the campus of Saint Anselm College are named in his honor.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Most Reverend Matthew Francis Brady, Fourth Bishop of Burlington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Matthew Francis Brady". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE BURLINGTON". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
- ^ a b c "Decades of Expansion and Growth (1933-1965): The Era Before the Second Vatican Council". Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.
- 1893 births
- 1959 deaths
- Catholics from Connecticut
- St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry alumni
- St. Thomas Seminary alumni
- People from Waterbury, Connecticut
- Roman Catholic bishops of Burlington
- Roman Catholic bishops of Manchester
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- KU Leuven alumni
- American College of the Immaculate Conception alumni
- World War I chaplains
- United States Army chaplains