John Edmund Fitzmaurice
John Edmund Fitzmaurice (January 8, 1839 – June 18, 1920) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania (1899–1920). Biography Early life John Fitzmaurice was born on January 8, 1839, in Newtown-Sandes, County Kerry in Ireland. He began studying law at age fifteen. In 1858, he immigrated to the United States, where he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fitzmaurice was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James Wood on December 21, 1862, and then served as a curate at St. John's and St. Paul's Parishes in Philadelphia. After serving as pastor of St. Agatha's Parish in Philadelphia, he became rector of St. Charles Seminary in 1886. His nephew, Edmond John Fitzmaurice, was also rector of St. Charles (1920–1925) as well as Bishop of Wilmington (1925–1960). Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Erie On December 14, 1897, Fitz ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Erie
The Diocese of Erie ( la, Dioecesis Eriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in western Pennsylvania. It was founded on July 29, 1853. It is one of seven suffragan dioceses in Pennsylvania that make up the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which is headed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Statistics Erie is geographically the largest diocese in Pennsylvania, covering . Erie diocese covers 13 counties in Northwestern Pennsylvania. About 220,000 Catholics (74,000 families) reside in the diocese. They educate 14,000 children and youth in their religious education programs."Facts about the Erie Diocese." Faith Magazine CSA 2010: 3. Bishops Bisho