John Grimes (bishop of Syracuse)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Grimes
Bishop of Syracuse
Titular Bishop of Hermeria
SeeDiocese of Syracuse
In office1912-1922
PredecessorPatrick Anthony Ludden
SuccessorDaniel Joseph Curley
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 19, 1882
by Francis McNeirny
ConsecrationMay 16, 1910
by John Murphy Farley
Personal details
Born(1852-12-18)December 18, 1852
County Limerick, Ireland
DiedJuly 26, 1922(1922-07-26) (aged 69)
NationalityIrish
DenominationCatholic
ParentsJohn and Bridget (née Hammon) Grimes
EducationCollege of Saint-Hyacinthe
Grand Seminary of Montreal

John Grimes (December 18, 1852 – July 26, 1922) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Syracuse from 1912 until his death in 1922.

Biography

Early life

John Grimes was born in County Limerick to John and Bridget (née Hammon) Grimes.[1] He was educated at both a national school and a Jesuit college in Ireland before going to Canada, where he enrolled at the College of Saint-Hyacinthe in 1874.[2]

Attached to the Diocese of Albany, New York, in the United States, he was sent by Bishop Francis McNierney to study at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in 1878.[2]

Priesthood

He was ordained to the priesthood in Albany by Bishop Francis McNeirny on February 19, 1882.[3] He then served as a curate at St. Mary's Church in Syracuse until 1887, when he became pastor of St. Paul's Church in Whitesboro, New York.[2] In 1890 he returned to St. Mary's as its pastor.[1]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Syracuse

On February 1, 1909, Grimes was appointed as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse and Titular Bishop of Hermeria by Pope Pius X. [4] He received his episcopal consecration on May 16, 1909, from Archbishop John Farley, with Bishops Patrick Ludden and Thomas Burke serving as co-consecrators.[3]

Upon the death of Bishop Ludden, Grimes automatically succeeded him as the second bishop of Syracuse on August 6, 1912.[3]

John Grimes died on July 26, 1922, at age 69. The funeral was presided over by Patrick Joseph Hayes, Archbishop of New York, during which city courts adjourned for one hour.[5]

A Catholic high school, Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School in East Syracuse, New York, was named in 1960 after him.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Most Rev. John Grimes". Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse.
  2. ^ a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. New York: James T. White & Company. 1892.
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop John Grimes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
  4. ^ Lynch, James. "Syracuse." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 7 Feb. 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Bishop Grimes", The Catholic Telegraph, Volume LXXXXI, Number 32, 10 August 1922
  6. ^ "History", Bishop Grimes High School
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Syracuse
1912–1922 		Succeeded by