R. Luke Concanen

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R. Luke Concanen was an Irish Dominican priest who became the first bishop appointed to lead the Roman Catholic community of New York in the early 19th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dominican priest
Irish person
Roman Catholic bishop
human
affiliation Roman Curia
appointedAs first Bishop of New York
appointedBy Pope Pius VII
appointmentDate 1808-04-08
birthDate 1747-12-27
birthPlace County Roscommon
Ireland
Kilbegnet
causeOfNotability first bishop appointed to lead the Roman Catholic community of New York
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
clergyType regular clergy
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1810-06-19
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of New York
education Dominican formation in Italy
familyName Concanen
givenName Luke
honorificPrefix The Most Reverend
honorificSuffix O.P.
knownFor early leadership of the Catholic Church in New York
memberOf Order of Preachers
nationality Irish
occupation Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Naples
positionHeld Bishop of New York
religion Roman Catholic Church
seeAlso Archdiocese of New York

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Archdiocese of New York
firstBishop

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