John Edmund Fitzmaurice

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John Edmund Fitzmaurice
Bishop of Erie
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Erie
In office 15 September 1899 – 18 June 1920
Predecessor Tobias Mullen
Successor John Mark Gannon
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1862
Consecration 24 February 1898
Personal details
Born (1839-01-08)January 8, 1839
Newtown-Sandes, County Kerry, Ireland
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Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Previous post Coadjutor Bishop of Erie (1898-1899)

John Edmund Fitzmaurice (January 8, 1839 – June 18, 1920) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania (1899–1920).

Biography

Fitzmaurice was born in Newtown-Sandes, County Kerry, and began studying law at age fifteen.[1] In 1858 he came to the United States, where he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania.[1] He was ordained by Bishop James Frederick Wood on December 21, 1862,[2] and then served as a curate at St. John's and St. Paul's in Philadelphia.[1] After serving as pastor of St. Agatha's, he became rector of St. Charles Seminary in 1886.[1] His nephew, Edmond John Fitzmaurice, was also rector of St. Charles (1920-25) as well as Bishop of Wilmington (1925-60).

On December 14, 1897, Fitzmaurice was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Erie and Titular Bishop of Amisus by Pope Leo XIII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on February 24, 1898 from Archbishop Patrick John Ryan, with Bishops Ignatius Frederick Horstmann and Edmond Francis Prendergast serving as co-consecrators.[2] He succeeded Tobias Mullen as Bishop on September 15, 1899.[2] During his 21-year-long tenure, Fitzmaurice established several parishes and dedicated St. Peter's Cathedral (1911).[3] He later died at age 81.

References

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Catholic Church titles
New title — TITULAR —
Bishop of Amisus
1897 – 1899		 Vacant
Title next held by
Aquilino Ferreyra y Alvarez
Preceded by Bishop of Erie
1899 – 1920		 Succeeded by
John Mark Gannon


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