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Bishop '''Thomas Francis Hendricken''' (May 5, 1827, [[Kilkenny]], [[Ireland]] – June 11, 1886) served as the first Roman Catholic [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island]]. |
Bishop '''Thomas Francis Hendricken''' (May 5, 1827, [[Kilkenny]], [[Ireland]] – June 11, 1886) served as the first Roman Catholic [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Hendricken was born on May 5, 1827 in Kilkenny Ireland, son of John and Anne Maher Hendricken. He studied in [[St Kieran's College]] and in 1847 entered [[Maynooth]] where he met Bishop [[Bernard O'Reilly]] who ordained him in 1853 at [[All Hallows College]], Dublin for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford|Diocese of Hartford]].<ref name=archp>[https://dioceseofprovidence.org/rt-rev-thomas-f-hendricken-dd "Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Hendricken, D.D.", Roman Catholic diocese of Providence]</ref> |
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Upon arrival in Providence, Rhode Island, he was first assigned to the Church of Ss. Peter and Paul, and then to [[St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (Providence, Rhode Island)|St. Joseph's]]. He then went to [[Historic mill villages of Woonsocket|Woonsocket]], [[St. Mary's Church (Newport, Rhode Island)|St. Mary's Church]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. In 1854 he was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church in [[Winsted, Connecticut|West Winsted]],<ref name=archp/> before being assigned the following July to [[Waterbury, Connecticut]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LRMWnZPvE2MC&pg=PA255&lpg=PA255&dq=Francis+Patrick+McFarland&source=bl&ots=FxRqnlAVHo&sig=ACfU3U0znlqz39dHnW1xNJO-LP2OeEwBqA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqtqneyo_kAhVJxVkKHaHzDFY4ChDoATAMegQIChAB#v=onepage&q&f=false Shea, John Gilmary. "Rt. Rev. Thomas Hendricken", ''The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States'', Office of Catholic Publications, 1886]{{PD-notice}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1872, he was appointed the first Bishop of [[Providence, Rhode Island]], United States. At that time, the diocese included all of Rhode Island, as well as the present [[Diocese of Fall River]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Martha's Vineyard]], and [[Nantucket]] with some 125,000 parishioners, 43 churches, 9 parish schools and 1 orphan asylum.<ref name=archp/> |
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He created 13 English- and two French-speaking parishes for growing congregations composed mainly of French-Canadians and Irish. By 1873, the immigration into the diocese slowed and the post-war boom ended with many of his flock unemployed or on reduced wages. As with many of his fellow prelates, he urged a response of patience and [[social conservatism]]. |
He created 13 English- and two French-speaking parishes for growing congregations composed mainly of French-Canadians and Irish. By 1873, the immigration into the diocese slowed and the post-war boom ended with many of his flock unemployed or on reduced wages. As with many of his fellow prelates, he urged a response of patience and [[social conservatism]]. |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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[[Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken High School]] in [[Warwick, Rhode Island]] is named after him. |
[[Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken High School]] in [[Warwick, Rhode Island]] is named after him. |
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==References== |
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Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken (May 5, 1827, Kilkenny, Ireland – June 11, 1886) served as the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island.
Biography
Hendricken was born on May 5, 1827 in Kilkenny Ireland, son of John and Anne Maher Hendricken. He studied in St Kieran's College and in 1847 entered Maynooth where he met Bishop Bernard O'Reilly who ordained him in 1853 at All Hallows College, Dublin for the Diocese of Hartford.[1]
Upon arrival in Providence, Rhode Island, he was first assigned to the Church of Ss. Peter and Paul, and then to St. Joseph's. He then went to Woonsocket, St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1854 he was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church in West Winsted,[1] before being assigned the following July to Waterbury, Connecticut.[2]
In 1872, he was appointed the first Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. At that time, the diocese included all of Rhode Island, as well as the present Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket with some 125,000 parishioners, 43 churches, 9 parish schools and 1 orphan asylum.[1]
He created 13 English- and two French-speaking parishes for growing congregations composed mainly of French-Canadians and Irish. By 1873, the immigration into the diocese slowed and the post-war boom ended with many of his flock unemployed or on reduced wages. As with many of his fellow prelates, he urged a response of patience and social conservatism.
He was primarily responsible for the construction of the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, Providence, although he died before its completion. His funeral was the first Mass to be celebrated in the cathedral, and he was entombed in a crypt beneath the high altar. During renovations in 2006, the basement crypt was removed, and the bishops buried there were re-interred in a mausoleum at a nearby diocesan cemetery.
Bishop Hendricken, however, was re-entombed on December 8, 2006, in a sarcophagus located on the cathedral's main floor, in the West Transept. Eight seniors from the high school that bears his name carried his remains to a more public resting place facing the high altar of the great cathedral he built.
Legacy
Bishop Thomas Francis Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island is named after him.
References
- ^ a b c "Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Hendricken, D.D.", Roman Catholic diocese of Providence
- ^ Shea, John Gilmary. "Rt. Rev. Thomas Hendricken", The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, Office of Catholic Publications, 1886
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Profile, catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed March 11, 2017.