Eugene A. Garvey

Eugene A. Garvey
Eugene A. Garvey
	Bishop of Altoona
In office	1901-1920
Orders
Ordination	September 22, 1869; by Bishop William O'Hara
Consecration	September 8, 1902; by Archbishop Sebastiano Martinelli, O.S.A.
Personal details
Born	October 5, 1845; Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Died	October 22, 1920 (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Michael and Catherine (née Boylan) Garvey
Education	Scranton High School
Alma mater	St. Charles College

Eugene Augustine Garvey (October 5, 1845 – October 22, 1920) was an Irish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania (1901-1920).

Biography

One of five children, Garvey was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, to Michael and Catherine (née Boylan) Garvey, who were Irish immigrants.[1] He was raised in nearby Dunmore, where he received his early education.[2] After graduating from Scranton High School, he studied at St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland and at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania.[3]

He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop William O'Hara on September 22, 1869.[4] He then served as a curate in Hawley before being transferred to Athens in 1871.[1] He was pastor of Annunciation Church in Williamsport from 1871 until 1899, when he became vicar general of the Diocese of Scranton and rector of St. John's Church in Pittston.[2] He was named a monsignor in 1900.[2]

On May 31, 1901, Garvey was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Altoona by Pope Leo XIII.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 8 from Archbishop Sebastiano Martinelli, O.S.A., with Bishop Michael John Hoban and John Edmund Fitzmaurice serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter's Cathedral.[4] He served as Bishop for 19 years, until his death at age 75.

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References

Leonard, John William (1905). "GARVEY, Eugene A.". Who's Who in America, 1903-1905. Chicago.
Thorne, William Henry (1901). The Globe. New York. XI. Missing or empty |title= (help)
O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). "The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922". The Catholic University of America Studies in American Church History. Washington, D.C. IV.
"Bishop Eugene Augustine Garvey". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	Bishop of Altoona 1901–1920	Succeeded by John Joseph McCort

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[leonard-1] Leonard, John William (1905). "GARVEY, Eugene A.". Who's Who in America, 1903-1905. Chicago.

[thorne-2] Thorne, William Henry (1901). The Globe. New York. XI. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[odonnell-3] O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). "The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922". The Catholic University of America Studies in American Church History. Washington, D.C. IV.

[hierarchy-4] "Bishop Eugene Augustine Garvey". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown
Bishops	Eugene A. Garvey John Joseph McCort Richard Thomas Guilfoyle Howard Joseph Carroll Joseph Carroll McCormick James John Hogan Joseph Victor Adamec Mark Leonard Bartchak
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona St. John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown Basilica Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto
Education	Higher education Mount Aloysius College, Cresson Saint Francis University, Loretto High schools Bishop Carroll High School, Ebensburg Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona Bishop McCort High School, Johnstown Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, Boalsburg
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