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Edward Allen was born in [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]], [[Massachusetts]], to John and Mary (née Egan) Allen.<ref name=mobile>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile]]|title=The History of the Archdiocese of Mobile|url=http://www.mobilevocations.com/history.html}}</ref> His parents were both natives of [[County Offaly|King's County]], [[Ireland]].<ref name=owen>{{cite book|last1=Owen|first1=Thomas McAdory|title=History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography|volume=IV|year=1921|publisher=The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|location=Chicago}}</ref> He received his early education in the [[Public school (government funded)|public school]]s of his native city, and attended Lowell Commercial College before entering [[Mount St. Mary's University|Mount St. Mary's Seminary]] in [[Emmitsburg, Maryland|Emmitsburg]], [[Maryland]].<ref name=mobile/> He earned a [[Master of Arts]] degree with honors in 1878, and remained at Mount St. Mary's for his theological studies.<ref name=owen/> On December 17, 1881, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] by Bishop [[Thomas Albert Andrew Becker|Thomas A. Becker]].<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Edward Patrick Allen|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/ballen.html}}</ref> |
Edward Allen was born in [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]], [[Massachusetts]], to John and Mary (née Egan) Allen.<ref name=mobile>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile]]|title=The History of the Archdiocese of Mobile|url=http://www.mobilevocations.com/history.html|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214032048/http://www.mobilevocations.com/history.html|archivedate=2009-12-14|df=}}</ref> His parents were both natives of [[County Offaly|King's County]], [[Ireland]].<ref name=owen>{{cite book|last1=Owen|first1=Thomas McAdory|title=History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography|volume=IV|year=1921|publisher=The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|location=Chicago}}</ref> He received his early education in the [[Public school (government funded)|public school]]s of his native city, and attended Lowell Commercial College before entering [[Mount St. Mary's University|Mount St. Mary's Seminary]] in [[Emmitsburg, Maryland|Emmitsburg]], [[Maryland]].<ref name=mobile/> He earned a [[Master of Arts]] degree with honors in 1878, and remained at Mount St. Mary's for his theological studies.<ref name=owen/> On December 17, 1881, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] by Bishop [[Thomas Albert Andrew Becker|Thomas A. Becker]].<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Edward Patrick Allen|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/ballen.html}}</ref> |
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Allen then taught [[English language|English]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] at Mount St. Mary's until 1882, when he became a [[curate]] at the [[Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston)|Cathedral of the Holy Cross]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=owen/> He was afterwards sent to [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]], also serving as [[chaplain]] of the state reformatory in [[Sherborn, Massachusetts|Sherborn]].<ref name=owen/> In 1884, he returned to Mount St. Mary's as its vice-[[University president|president]] and [[treasurer]].<ref name=mobile/> He was elected president of the same institution in June 1885.<ref name=mobile/> In 1889, he received a [[Doctor of Divinity]] degree from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name=owen/> |
Allen then taught [[English language|English]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] at Mount St. Mary's until 1882, when he became a [[curate]] at the [[Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston)|Cathedral of the Holy Cross]] in [[Boston]].<ref name=owen/> He was afterwards sent to [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]], also serving as [[chaplain]] of the state reformatory in [[Sherborn, Massachusetts|Sherborn]].<ref name=owen/> In 1884, he returned to Mount St. Mary's as its vice-[[University president|president]] and [[treasurer]].<ref name=mobile/> He was elected president of the same institution in June 1885.<ref name=mobile/> In 1889, he received a [[Doctor of Divinity]] degree from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name=owen/> |
Revision as of 01:33, 18 September 2017
The Most Reverend Edward Patrick Allen | |
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Bishop of Mobile | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Mobile |
In office | April 19, 1897 – October 21, 1926 |
Predecessor | Jeremiah O'Sullivan |
Successor | Thomas Joseph Toolen |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 17, 1881 |
Consecration | May 16, 1897 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | October 21, 1926 Mobile, Alabama | (aged 73)
Edward Patrick Allen (March 17, 1853 – October 21, 1926) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Mobile from 1897 until his death in 1926.
Biography
Edward Allen was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to John and Mary (née Egan) Allen.[1] His parents were both natives of King's County, Ireland.[2] He received his early education in the public schools of his native city, and attended Lowell Commercial College before entering Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.[1] He earned a Master of Arts degree with honors in 1878, and remained at Mount St. Mary's for his theological studies.[2] On December 17, 1881, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas A. Becker.[3]
Allen then taught English and Greek at Mount St. Mary's until 1882, when he became a curate at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.[2] He was afterwards sent to Framingham, also serving as chaplain of the state reformatory in Sherborn.[2] In 1884, he returned to Mount St. Mary's as its vice-president and treasurer.[1] He was elected president of the same institution in June 1885.[1] In 1889, he received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Georgetown University.[2]
On April 19, 1897, Allen was appointed the fifth Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 16 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops Edward Fitzgerald and Matthew Harkins serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore.[3]
During Allen's administration, the Catholic population of the diocese increased from 18,000 to 48,000, and the number of priests more than doubled.[1] He also established several new churches, hospitals, orphanages, and schools.[1] The diocese was devastated by a major hurricane in September 1906; many churches were either totally or partially destroyed, but were rebuilt or repaired under Allen's direction.[1] Deeply concerned for the African American community, he invited the Josephite Fathers to direct the black missions in the diocese, founded St. Joseph's College in order to "educate young colored men to be catechists and teachers," and sanctioned the establishment of the Knights of Peter Claver.[1]
Allen died at age 73, and was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The History of the Archdiocese of Mobile". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile. Archived from the original on 2009-12-14.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e Owen, Thomas McAdory (1921). History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Edward Patrick Allen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.