Michael Augustine Corrigan

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Michael Augustine Corrigan was a prominent 19th-century American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York and played a key role in the Church’s growth and organization in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American prelate
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
affiliation Archdiocese of New York
Diocese of Newark
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Mount St. Mary’s College
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical North American College
era 19th century
Gilded Age United States
familyName Corrigan
fieldOfWork Catholic education
church administration
pastoral ministry
givenName Michael
hasTitle Archbishop
Doctor of Theology
influenced organization of Catholic institutions in New York
influencedBy Roman Catholic hierarchy in Rome
jurisdiction Archdiocese of New York
Diocese of Newark
knownFor leadership of the Archdiocese of New York in the late 19th century
role in growth of the Catholic Church in the United States
languageSpoken English
memberOf Catholic Church in the United States
middleName Augustine
nativeLanguage English
notableWork development of parochial school system in New York
expansion of Catholic parishes in New York
organization of Catholic charities in New York
occupation Catholic bishop
theologian
partOf hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States
positionHeld Archbishop of New York
Bishop of Newark
Coadjutor Archbishop of New York
religion Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder secular clergy
religiousRole metropolitan archbishop
residence New York City
Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Catholic Church in New York
Catholic Church in the United States
workLocation New York City
Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Archdiocese of New York
hasPreviousArchbishop

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