biography
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Kenrick, Francis (Patrick)
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| lived:
| (1796–1863)
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| biography:
| Catholic prelate, born in Dublin, Ireland. After studies in Rome he was ordained (1821) and headed a seminary in Bardstown, KY, becoming a leading Catholic theologian. As coadjutor bishop of Philadelphia (from 1830) he asserted church power over lay trustees, founded a seminary, for which he wrote theology textbooks, and promoted calm during the 1844 anti-Catholic riots. As Archbishop of Baltimore (from 1851) he promoted parochial education and introduced the Forty Hours devotion into the USA. |
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