Less than a year after his elevation to the episcopacy, Benjamin died from a heart attack at the Church of the Incarnation, at age 52.[2]
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^ abcdO'Donnell, George Edward (1964). St. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia: A History of the Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1832-1964. American Catholic Historical Society.
cletus, joseph, benjamin, 1909, 1961, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, served, auxiliary, bishop, archdiocese, philadelphia, from, 1960, 1961, biography, editcletus, benjamin, born, forge, pennsylvania, evan, thomas, mary, née, corcoran, benjamin, a. Cletus Joseph Benjamin May 2 1909 May 15 1961 was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1960 to 1961 Biography editCletus Benjamin was born in Old Forge Pennsylvania to Evan Thomas and Mary nee Corcoran Benjamin 1 He attended grade school in Forest City and high school in Scranton 1 He studied at St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook for two years before entering the Pontifical North American College in Rome 1 He also studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University where he earned a doctorate in theology 2 Benjamin was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani on December 8 1935 3 Following his return to Pennsylvania he served as secretary to Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty from 1938 to 1943 1 He then served as vice chancellor of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia until 1945 when he became full chancellor 2 He was named a domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII in 1947 and became pastor of the Church of the Incarnation in Philadelphia in 1954 2 On August 17 1960 Benjamin was appointed auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia and titular bishop of Binda by Pope John XXIII 3 He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 22 from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi with Bishops Joseph Mark McShea and Joseph Carroll McCormick serving as co consecrators at the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul 3 Less than a year after his elevation to the episcopacy Benjamin died from a heart attack at the Church of the Incarnation at age 52 2 References edit a b c d O Donnell George Edward 1964 St Charles Seminary Philadelphia A History of the Theological Seminary of St Charles Borromeo Overbrook Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1832 1964 American Catholic Historical Society a b c d BISHOP BENJAMIN 52 DIES IN PHILADELPHIA The New York Times 1961 05 16 a b c Bishop Cletus Joseph Benjamin Catholic Hierarchy org self published source External links editChurch of the Incarnation websiteCatholic Church titlesPreceded by Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia1960 1961 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cletus Joseph Benjamin amp oldid 1063287672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
