Henry Regis Granjon

Henry Regis Granjon (June 15, 1863 – November 9, 1922) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Tucson from 1900 until his death in 1922.

Biography

Henry Granjon was born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, to Peter and Jeanne (née Meunier) Granjon.[1] He received his seminary training at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, and in Rome, where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree.[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on December 17, 1887.[3] He joined the missions at Arizona in 1890.[1] From 1897 to 1900, he was in charge of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, with residence in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]

On April 19, 1900, Granjon was appointed the second Bishop of Tucson by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He received his episcopal consecration at the Baltimore Cathedral on the following June 17 from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops John J. Monaghan and Edward Patrick Allen serving as co-consecrators.[3] During his tenure, the Mission San Xavier del Bac underwent needed restoration. Bishop Granjon contributed the articles "Tucson" and "Mission San Xavier del Bac" to the Catholic Encyclopedia.[4]

At age 59, he died in Brignais while on a trip to meet with Pope Pius XI.[1]

References

1. Leonard, John W., ed. (1905). Who's Who in America, 1903-1905. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company Publishers. p. 587.
2. O'Donnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922. Catholic University of America Studies in American Church History. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America. p. 182.
3. "Bishop Henry Regis Granjon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, 1917, p. 69 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Peter Bourgade	Bishop of Tucson 1900–1922	Succeeded by Daniel James Gercke