John Barry (July 16, 1799 – November 19, 1859) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Savannah, covering the state of Georgia, from 1857 to 1859.


John Barry
Bishop of Savannah
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeSavannah
In officeAugust 2, 1857 –
November 19, 1859
PredecessorFrancis Xavier Gartland
SuccessorAugustin Verot
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 24, 1825
by John England
ConsecrationAugust 2, 1857
by Francis Kenrick
Personal details
Born(1799-07-16)July 16, 1799
DiedNovember 19, 1859(1859-11-19) (aged 60)
Paris, France
NationalityIrish

Biography

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Early life

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John Barry was born on July 16, 1799, in Oylegate, County Wexford, in Ireland to Sylvester and Mary (Donohue) Barry. While still a seminarian in Ireland, Barry was recruited to immigrate to the United States and finish his theology studies in the Diocese of Charleston.[1]

Barry was ordained to the priesthood in Charleston by Bishop John England for the Diocese of Charleston on September 24, 1825.[2] Barry was then sent to Georgia (then part of the diocese), where he served as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Augusta from 1830 to 1854.[3] During the cholera epidemic of 1832, Barry converted his house in Augusta into a hospital. When the epidemic was over, it became an orphanage.[4] He was appointed vicar general and superior of the seminary in 1844.

When the Diocese of Savannah was erected in 1850, Barry was incardinated, or transferred, there from the Diocese of Charleston. He was named vicar general of the Diocese of Savannah in 1853.[1]

Bishop of Savannah

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On January 9, 1857, Barry was appointed to succeed Bishop Francis Gartland as bishop of the Diocese of Savannah by Pope Pius IX.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on August 2, 1857, at the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Maryland from Archbishop Francis Kenrick, with Bishops Michael Portier and John Neumann serving as co-consecrators.[2]

In July 1859, Barry traveled to France for medical treatment. John Barry died on November 19, 1859, in Paris at the convent of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God.[4] His remains were returned to Augusta, where he was buried at the Church of the Holy Trinity.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "John Barry". Catholic Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ a b c "Bishop John Barry". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. ^ a b "Church Pastors". Church of the Holy Trinity. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13.
  4. ^ a b Clarke, Richard Henry. "RIGHT REV. JOHN BARRY, D.D.". Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States.
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Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Savannah
1857–1859
Succeeded by