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    Michael Francis Egan OFM (September 29, 1761 – July 22, 1814) was an Irish American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Philadelphia from 1808 until...
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  • Michael Egan may refer to: Michael Egan (Australian politician) (1948–2024) Michael Egan (author) (born 1941), scholar of literature Michael Egan (Irish...
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    James Bramston and Joseph Francis Carpue. The see of Philadelphia had been vacant since the death of Bishop Michael Francis Egan in 1814, despite several...
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    Kian John Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as a member of the pop group Westlife. Westlife...
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    schools. Michael Francis Egan, O.F.M. (1808–1814) (Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S. appointed in 1816; did not take effect.) Henry Conwell (1819–1841) Francis Patrick...
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    Edmond Francis Prendergast (May 3, 1843 – February 26, 1918) was an Irish-born Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1911 until...
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    Edward Michael Egan (April 2, 1932 – March 5, 2015) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bridgeport from 1988 to 2000 and as Archbishop...
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    through which St. Bridget of Sweden used to hear Mass; mitre of bishop Michael Francis Egan (first bishop of Philadelphia); crosier, mitre, and rabbi used by...
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    reconnect Polish-Americans with their Polish Catholic roots. Archbishop John Francis O'Hara of Philadelphia granted permission for the erection of a shrine...
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    first archbishop of Baltimore. In 1808, he consecrated the Reverend Michael Egan as the first bishop of Philadelphia. Two years later, Carroll consecrated...
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    Joseph L. Coffey (category Bishops appointed by Pope Francis)
    2022-01-13. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA". Retrieved January 22, 2019. "Pope Francis Names Two New...
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    behind the main altar. The crypt is the final resting place of: Michael Francis Egan, O.S.F., first bishop of Philadelphia, consecrated October 28, 1810...
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    the seminary's move to Lower Gwynedd Township. On April 25, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Senior as bishop of Harrisburg, succeeding Bishop Ronald Gainer...
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    Noonan, 1882, p. 458. Griffin, Martin I. J. (1892). "History of Rt. Rev. Michael Egan D. D., First Bishop of Philadelphia" (PDF). The American Catholic Historical...
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    Ordinaries Bishops Michael Francis Egan Henry Conwell Francis Kenrick John Neumann Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast...
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  • Ordinaries Bishops Michael Francis Egan Henry Conwell Francis Kenrick John Neumann Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast...
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  • Mark Egan, jazz musician Matthew Egan, Australian Rules footballer Maureen Egan, American writer and director of music videos and films Maurice Francis Egan...
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  • of his diocese and to administer the sacrament of confirmation. Michael Francis Egan, an Irish Franciscan, joined him there in 1802. In 1804, de Barth...
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    Christopher R. Cooke (category Bishops appointed by Pope Francis)
    to 2012) Cooke left St. Martin in 2012 to become administrator at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The next year, he was named...
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    finally culminated in the temporary closure of the church in 1831 by Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick, after which the disputes finally subsided. The church...
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    Efren V. Esmilla (category Bishops appointed by Pope Francis)
    James Parish in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, to serve as pastor there. Pope Francis appointed Esmilla as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia on December 8...
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    Ordinaries Bishops Michael Francis Egan Henry Conwell Francis Kenrick John Neumann Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast...
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    as an independent parish, it became a worship site of the adjacent St. Michael's parish in 2011. The parish celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019, having...
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    consecration of Bishop Ambrose Maréchal and at the funeral of Bishop Michael Francis Egan. At one point, he was successful in having a clause removed from...
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    Pro-Cathedral by Archbishop John Carroll, with Bishops Leonard Neale and Michael Francis Egan serving as co-consecrators. Holy Cross Church then became the Cathedral...
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    Ordinaries Bishops Michael Francis Egan Henry Conwell Francis Kenrick John Neumann Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast...
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    Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. "Pope Francis Accepts the Retirement of Most Reverend Michael J. Fitzgerald, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia"...
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  • Walsh Rev. John P. Byrne Rev. Francis P. Fitzmaurice Rev. John B. Dever Rev. Thomas McNally Rev. James A Donnelly Rev. Francis A. Fagan Rev. William Cotterall...
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    St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890, is a Catholic church at 4625 Springfield Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the...
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    Keith J. Chylinski (category Bishops appointed by Pope Francis)
    bishops "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Philadelphia". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2023-12-13. "Pope Francis Names Reverend...
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