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Title: The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892
Subjects: Catholic Church Catholic Church Church buildings
Publisher: New York : L.G. Goulding
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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(Jwen.Masterson, P.
Miner, Jane, Mrs.
Monaghan, Matthew.
Monks, John.
Moore, Patrick H.
Moynih.an, Edward.
Mulcown, Robert.
Mulgrew, Felix A.
Mullen, Mary, Mrs.
Mulligan, Margaret, Mrs.
Midligan, Michael.
Mundy, Neil.
Murphy, Daniel.
Murphy, F. W.
Murphy, Margaret, Mrs.
Murphy, Michael.
Nash, Thomas.
Nugent, Kliza.
Nugent, Tliomas A.
O'Brien, Edward.
O'Brien, M.
O'Connell, Adelia.
O'Connor, Mary, Mrs.
O'Connor, P.
O'Keefe, Kiernan.
O'Leary, Patrick.
O'Meara, James.
O'Neil, Bridget, Mrs.
O'Neil, Patrick.
O'Neill, P. H.
O'Reilly, Annie.
Pelmer, Richard.
Plumridge, Edwartl.
Powers, Maurice.
Purtell, James.
Ratigan, Thomas.
Rattigan, Michael.
Reartion, John.
Reilly, Patrick.
Reynolds, Thomas J.
Rigney, James.
Riley, Thomas.
Ripple, H. T.
Rogan, Peter.
Rogers, James.
Russell, James L.
Sexton, Bernard.
Sheil, John.
Shortill, Bridget, Mrs.
Skelly, Michael.
Skiftington, Terence.
Smith, N.
Stanley, Kate.
Stapleton, Daniel.
Star, Francis.
Sullivan, Maurice.
Sweeney, Ann.
Turpen, John.
Tracey, Eliza.
Turner, Isabella.
Vaughan, John.
Ward, Annie.
White, Frank.
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CHURCH OF ST. BRIDGET. 233

REV. PATRICK FRANCIS McSWEENY,
PASTOR OP ST. BRIDGET'S CHURCH.

THE Rev. Dr. Patrick Francis McSweeny, the pres-
ent pastor of St. Bridget's, was born in Ireland,
July 9th, 1838. He came to America with his parents
in April, 1849, in the eleventh year of his age. He
was educated principally at the Jesuit College in Six-
teenth Street, New York. In October, 1850, he entered
the College of the Propaganda, in Rome. During his
stay in that world-renowned institution he was created
Doctor of Philosophy in 1858, and Doctor of Divinity in
1862. Having been ordained priest on June 14th of
the last named year, he returned to New York, and was
appomted by the late Archbishop Hughes to the assistant
pastorship of St. Joseph's. In July of the following year
he was transferred to the Cathedral. Here he remained
till January, 1870, when he was sent as pastor to Peekskill,
New York. In January, 1871, he was appointed pastor
of St. Peter's, Poughkeepsie. There he divided his large
parish, and fomided the present St. Mary's parish, having
purchased the new church from the Universalists. He
built a spacious pastoral residence, enlarged the convent,'
and repaired and improved St. Peter's Church, without

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