Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1874. In 1906, he was appointed Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He followed Cornelius O'Brien in this position. On 14 July 1910, he consecrated St. Patrick's Cathedral in Halifax, and in 1913 became vice-patron of the Catholic Emigration Association of Canada, an organization established to help maintain immigrants' links to Catholicism and to encourage them to settle close to others who spoke the same language as they.
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Edward McCarthy, Pastoral letter addressed to the clergy and laity of the Diocese of Halifax (1915)
Matteo SanFilippo, Roman Archives as a Source for the History of Canadian Ethnic Groups, (1991)]
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edward, joseph, mccarthy, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2024, le. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Archbishop Edward Joseph McCarthy 25 January 1850 26 January 1931 was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop Edward Joseph McCarthyArchbishop of Halifax Nova ScotiaSeeHalifaxInstalledJune 27 1906Term endedJanuary 26 1931PredecessorCornelius O BrienSuccessorThomas O DonnellOrdersOrdinationJuly 9 1874Personal detailsBorn 1850 01 25 January 25 1850Halifax Nova ScotiaDiedJanuary 26 1931 1931 01 26 aged 81 Born in Halifax Nova Scotia he was ordained to the priesthood in 1874 In 1906 he was appointed Archbishop of Halifax Nova Scotia He followed Cornelius O Brien in this position On 14 July 1910 he consecrated St Patrick s Cathedral in Halifax and in 1913 became vice patron of the Catholic Emigration Association of Canada an organization established to help maintain immigrants links to Catholicism and to encourage them to settle close to others who spoke the same language as they External links editEdward McCarthy Pastoral letter addressed to the clergy and laity of the Diocese of Halifax 1915 Matteo SanFilippo Roman Archives as a Source for the History of Canadian Ethnic Groups 1991 nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Joseph McCarthy amp oldid 1204705391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
