Patrick Barry (bishop)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Patrick Joseph Barry
Bishop of St. Augustine
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of St. Augustine
In officeMay 3, 1922 to
August 12, 1940
PredecessorMichael Joseph Curley
SuccessorJoseph Patrick Hurley
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 1895
by Michael Comerford
ConsecrationMay 3, 1922
by Michael Joseph Curley
Personal details
BornNovember 15, 1868
County Clare, Ireland
DiedAugust 12, 1940(1940-08-12) (aged 71)
Jacksonville, Florida, US
EducationMungret College
St Patrick's, Carlow College

Patrick Joseph Barry DD (November 15, 1868 – August 12, 1940) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 1922 until his death in 1940.

Biography

Early life

Patrick Barry was born on November 15, 1868, in County Clare, Ireland, one of 18 children of Michael and Catherine (née Dixon) Barry.[1] After attending national school, he enrolled at Mungret College in Limerick, Ireland, in 1887,[1] taking exams in the Royal University of Ireland from which he graduated. In 1890, he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Patrick's College in Carlow, Ireland.[2] As a seminarian, he was recruited to serve the missions in Florida in the United States.[3]

Priesthood

Barry was ordained a priest by Bishop Michael Comerford in Ireland for the Diocese of St. Augustine on June 9, 1895.[4] After his ordination, Barry immigrated to Florida, where he was appointed as a curate at Immaculate Conception Parish in Jacksonville.[5] He later worked as a chaplain for the US Armed Forces during the Spanish–American War.[3] After the war, Barry served as pastor of St. Monica's Parish in Palatka, Florida (1903–1913), and then as rector of St. Augustine's Cathedral and as vicar general of the diocese (1917–1921).[5]

Bishop of St. Augustine

On February 22, 1922, Barry was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine by Pope Pius XI.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on May 3, 1922, from Archbishop Michael Curley, with Bishops John J. Monaghan and William Turner serving as co-consecrators.[4]

In 1931, Barry instituted an annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Leche at the Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine in order to draw attention to the heritage of the Catholic Church in St. Augustine. In June 1932, Barry went with Cardinal Patrick Hayes to attend the World Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, Ireland. In 1940, Barry founded Barry University in Miami Shores along with his sister, Mother M. Gerald Barry, and his brother, Father William Barry.[6]

Patrick Barry died from heart disease at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, on August 12, 1940, at age 71.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The History of Florida: Past & Present". Archived from the original on January 7, 2011.
  2. ^ McDonnell, John Hugh (1922). The Catholic Hierarchy of the United States, 1790–1922. Vol. IV. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America.
  3. ^ a b Gallagher, Charles R. "The Former Bishops of the Diocese of Saint Augustine". Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bishop Patrick Joseph Barry". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "REV. PATRICK BARRY, BISHOP IN FLORIDA, 71; Head of St. Augustine Roman Catholic Diocese Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 14, 1940.
  6. ^ "History". Barry University.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of St. Augustine
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