Church of the Immaculate Conception, Allentown c.1910
Prendergast then served as a curate at St. Paul's Church in Philadelphia until May 1866, when he was transferred to the mission in Susquehanna Depot on account of his health. He was pastor of St. Mark's Church in Bristol from 1867 to 1871. He then served at Immaculate Conception Church in Allentown until February 1874, when he returned to Philadelphia as rector of St. Malachy's Church.[2] In addition to his duties at St. Malachy's, he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1895. He also served as director of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.[3]
Memorial window dedicated to Prendergast in St. Mary's Church in Clonmel
Archbishop
Prendergast was named the third Archbishop of Philadelphia by Pope Pius X on May 27, 1911.[4] He was later installed at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul on July 26, 1911.[4] In attendance at his installation was the likes of Mayor John E. Reyburn and Judge Mayer Sulzberger. Due to his own advanced age (68), he received John Joseph McCort as an auxiliary in 1912. During his episcopate, he was known as a master builder and a real-estate genius. He increased the number of parishes and parochial schools for the great number of Italian and Eastern European immigrants in Philadelphia.[3] In 1913 he opened the Archbishop Memorial Institute for the Deaf. He founded Saint Francis Country Home for Convalescents and in 1916 established Saint Edmond's Home to meet the needs of children affected by the polio epidemic.[5] In 1917 he founded St. Vincent's Orphanage, which would later become Archbishop Prendergast High School.[6]
Archbishop Prendergast was esteemed by priests and laity as a friend and solicitous father. He died at the episcopal residence on February 26, 1918.[7]
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Edmond Francis Prendergast May 3 1843 February 26 1918 was an Irish born prelate of the Catholic Church He served as the third Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1911 until his death in 1918 The Most ReverendEdmond Francis PrendergastArchbishop of PhiladelphiaArchbishop Prendergast circa 1911ChurchRoman CatholicArchdiocesePhiladelphiaAppointed29 May 1911In office1911 1918PredecessorPatrick John RyanSuccessorDennis Joseph DoughertyOrdersOrdination17 November 1865by James Frederick WoodConsecration24 February 1897by Patrick John RyanRankMetropolitan ArchbishopPersonal detailsBorn 1843 05 03 May 3 1843Clonmel IrelandDiedFebruary 26 1918 1918 02 26 aged 74 NationalityIrishPrevious post s Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia 1896 1911 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Archbishop 2 References 3 External linksBiography EditEdmond Prendergast was born in Clonmel County Tipperary Ireland to Lawrence and Joanna nee Carew Prendergast Three of his uncles and two brothers were also priests and two sisters entered religious life While a theological student in his native country he accepted an invitation from one of his uncles to come to the United States in 1859 1 He then enrolled at St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2 where he proved to be a talented student He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James Frederick Wood on November 17 1865 Church of the Immaculate Conception Allentown c 1910 Prendergast then served as a curate at St Paul s Church in Philadelphia until May 1866 when he was transferred to the mission in Susquehanna Depot on account of his health He was pastor of St Mark s Church in Bristol from 1867 to 1871 He then served at Immaculate Conception Church in Allentown until February 1874 when he returned to Philadelphia as rector of St Malachy s Church 2 In addition to his duties at St Malachy s he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1895 He also served as director of the St Vincent de Paul Society 3 On November 27 1895 Prendergast was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Scilium by Pope Leo XIII He received his episcopal consecration on February 24 1897 2 from Archbishop Patrick John Ryan with Bishops Ignatius Frederick Horstmann and Michael John Hoban serving as co consecrators at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul 4 For 15 years he continued his work as vicar general and pastor of St Malachy s and assisted Archbishop Ryan in ordaining priests administering Confirmation dedicating churches chapels and schools officiating at the reception of novices and at the solemn profession of numerous nuns in the archdiocese He also served as chairman of the Archdiocesan Building Committee under his leadership the Catholic Protectory for Boys Archbishop Ryan Memorial Library Catholic Home for Girls and Catholic Girls High School were erected Following the death of Archbishop Ryan in February 1911 he was named Apostolic Administrator 3 Memorial window dedicated to Prendergast in St Mary s Church in Clonmel Archbishop Edit Prendergast was named the third Archbishop of Philadelphia by Pope Pius X on May 27 1911 4 He was later installed at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul on July 26 1911 4 In attendance at his installation was the likes of Mayor John E Reyburn and Judge Mayer Sulzberger Due to his own advanced age 68 he received John Joseph McCort as an auxiliary in 1912 During his episcopate he was known as a master builder and a real estate genius He increased the number of parishes and parochial schools for the great number of Italian and Eastern European immigrants in Philadelphia 3 In 1913 he opened the Archbishop Memorial Institute for the Deaf He founded Saint Francis Country Home for Convalescents and in 1916 established Saint Edmond s Home to meet the needs of children affected by the polio epidemic 5 In 1917 he founded St Vincent s Orphanage which would later become Archbishop Prendergast High School 6 Archbishop Prendergast was esteemed by priests and laity as a friend and solicitous father He died at the episcopal residence on February 26 1918 7 In 2005 Archbishop Prendergast High School for Young Women in Drexel Hill Pennsylvania merged with Monsignor Bonner High School for Young Men to create Monsignor Bonner amp Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School 8 References Edit Connelly James F The History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archdiocese of Philadelphia 1976 a b c E F Prendergast Prelate Dies at 74 The New York Times February 27 1918 a b c Watson William E and Halus Jr Eugene J Irish Americans The History and Culture of a People ABC CLIO 2014 p 223ISBN 9781610694674 a b c Archbishop Edmond Francis Prendergast Catholic Hierarchy org self published source Ilgenfritz Richard St Edmond s Home marks 100 years of helping special needs children Main Line August 24 2016 Heenan Joseph P A Look Back in History Archbishop Prendergast and Anthony Drexel Friendly Sons of St Patrick January 2019 Philadelphia s Third Archbishop Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia School History Monsignor Bonner amp Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High SchoolExternal links Edit Biography portalEdmond Francis Prendergast at Find a GraveCatholic Church titlesPreceded byPatrick John Ryan Archbishop of Philadelphia1911 1918 Succeeded byDennis Joseph Dougherty Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmond Francis Prendergast amp oldid 1139556521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
